Chapter 10 - Arthur Recounts Years Of Deception
Later that night, the mansion was completely silent, save for the gentle waves crashing against the distant beach.
Arthur and Emily sat in the private study, reviewing the recovered digital drives containing Eleanor’s financial records.
“You know, when you first told me you wanted to work undercover as a waitress, I thought you were crazy,” Arthur admitted.
“I needed to know who I could trust before stepping into the boardroom as CEO,” Emily replied, sipping her herbal tea.
“Well, you certainly found out the hard way,” Arthur chuckled softly, pouring himself a glass of aged bourbon.
“Eleanor and her co-conspirators thought they could quietly push you out of the family lineage forever.”
“Greed always makes people sloppy, Dad,” Emily noted, scrolling through a spreadsheet of embezzled funds.
“They assumed a waitress wouldn't know how to read corporate balance sheets or track offshore wire transfers.”
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“They forgot that intelligence runs deep in the Sterling family,” Arthur said with a proud, loving smile.
“Tomorrow, we hold the emergency board meeting to formally announce your transition into the chief executive role.”
