Chapter 5 - The Master File
Roman stepped forward, placing a comforting hand on the small of Clara’s back.
"When I found Clara in the server room three months ago," Roman told the silent room, "I thought she was a spy. But when she showed me the evidence of how the Whitmore family was stealing from orphaned children and framing innocent auditors, I realized she was the bravest woman I had ever met."
The guests gasped in shock. Several hotel board members immediately pulled out their phones, realizing the scandal unfolding before them was about to dismantle Chicago's real estate elite.
"We married in private two months ago," Roman continued, his dark eyes locking onto Nolan. "Not just to protect her life from your family's hitmen, but because Clara Bennett earned my respect, my empire, and my heart."
Nolan scrambled backward on his hands and knees, trying to reach the exit doors. "It’s a lie! She has no proof! Arthur Bennett's records were destroyed in the crash!"
Clara reached into the pocket of Roman’s heavy tuxedo jacket and pulled out a small, metallic silver flash drive.
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"My father was too smart to keep only one copy, Nolan," Clara said clearly. "This drive contains every forged transaction, every offshore account, and the dashcam footage of the SUV that ran my father off the bridge—an SUV registered directly to your family's corporation."
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