Chapter 2 - Mark Confronts Victoria About The Hidden Secondary Document
The brilliant crystal chandeliers hanging overhead cast an uncomfortably harsh light across Mark’s pale, sweat-slicked forehead.
He stared open-mouthed at the edge of the golden manila envelope that had slipped free from Jessica’s grasp moments before she fled.
“Victoria, look at this... look at what was hidden right beneath our noses,” Mark stammered, his voice trembling uncontrollably.
Victoria gripped her champagne glass tighter, her long fingernails digging into the crystal stem as panic finally overtook her arrogance.
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“Mark, what are you talking about? Who cares about some old scrap of paper while reporters are recording every breath we take?” Victoria demanded sharply.
Mark couldn’t answer her, his chest tightening as he realized the massive half-million-dollar trap he had just walked into.
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