Chapter 4: The Collapse
Victoria tried to run. She spun around, heading for the service exit, but Ethan’s security team was already there. They didn't touch her; they simply stood in her path, an immovable wall.
"The police are in the lobby," Ethan said, checking his watch. "They have the footage, the lab results, and three witnesses who saw you push my wife. You aren't leaving this building as a CEO, Victoria. You’re leaving in cuffs."
The transition was surgical. Victoria, who had held the power to fire anyone in the room an hour ago, was now pleading.
"Ethan, wait! I can explain! It was the pressure... I was trying to save the company!"
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"You were trying to steal it," Ethan retorted. He turned his back on her, a dismissal so total it felt like a physical blow. He walked back to Kiara, who was being attended to by paramedics.
The police led Victoria away. She didn't look like a titan of industry anymore; she looked like a small, desperate woman caught in the machinery of her own lies. As she was escorted out, the board members didn't look at her. They looked at Ethan, waiting for the signal to resume business.
