Chapter 3: The Evidence of Destruction
The silence that followed was broken only by the hum of the cooling shredder. The color completely drained from Victoria’s face as the crushing reality set in. She hadn't destroyed the evidence; she had manufactured a brand-new federal crime.
Under federal law, intentionally destroying evidence during an active financial investigation wasn't just a mistake—it was obstruction of justice, tampering with legal documents, and felony wire fraud, all captured on the office’s security feed and backed up by Liam’s intercepted data stream.
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Harrison dropped his briefcase, stumbling backward into the hallway, desperate to distance himself from the wreckage. Victoria’s fingers clawed uselessly at the edge of the desk. "You set me up," she choked out, her voice trembling.
"I didn't set you up, Victoria," Liam said straightening his jacket. "I just gave you enough rope to build your own gallows. You were so blinded by greed that you couldn't see the trap closing around you."
