Chapter 5 - Hailey's Chilling Revelation Stuns The Entire Congregation
Chloe tossed the heavy platinum engagement ring onto the marble altar floor, where it spun noisily before coming to a dead stop.
Hailey stepped forward, kicking the ring aside with the toe of her designer heel as she approached the altar platform.
“You might want to keep that ring, Chloe... you’re going to need it to pay off Ethan’s mounting debts,” Hailey warned chillingly.
Ethan’s face turned ghostly white as he heard Hailey mention his hidden financial liabilities that no one else was supposed to know.
“What did you just say?” Ethan hissed, his voice trembling as he realized Hailey knew far more than just a Vegas weekend affair.
“I said your corporate accounts are frozen, your offshore investments are flagged, and your father’s firm is under federal investigation,” Hailey stated.
Whispers erupted instantly among the wealthy business executives and prominent investors seated in the middle rows of the cathedral.
Ethan’s father leaped out of his pew, his face purple with rage as he stormed down the aisle toward the altar.
“Who the hell are you to talk about my company’s financials in public? I’ll sue you for corporate defamation!” Ethan’s father thundered.
Hailey pulled a folded manila envelope from beneath the baby’s blue blanket, handing it directly to the enraged older man.
“Sue me all you want, Mr. Sterling, but these federal audit papers signed by the SEC will reach the press by morning,” Hailey replied.
Ethan’s father snatched the envelope, his hands shaking violently as he pulled out the documents and scanned the first printed page.
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The color drained entirely from his face, causing the older man to stumble backward against a wooden pew for physical support.
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