Chapter 5 - The Corporate Secret
A folder titled Vance Industries Embezzlement Audit 2024 burst open on the screen, displaying thousands of confidential documents.
File after file detailed systemic financial fraud, offshore dummy accounts, and illegal asset stripping bleeding her company dry.
At the center of every fraudulent wire transfer was Marcus Vance, her trusted brother-in-law and chief operating officer.
Eleanor felt the room spin around her as the horrifying realization crashed over her like a freezing tidal wave.
Her entire empire—built on decades of hard work—was being hollowed out from the inside while she played the oblivious queen.
And the worker in the orange-striped coveralls had not just returned her lost cash; he had handed her the key to her own survival.
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She grabbed her smartphone from the desk, dialing Marcus's private cell phone number with absolute fury in her eyes.
The line rang four times before a smooth, unbothered voice answered from the other end of the connection.
