Chapter 5 - Desperate Excuses
"Maya, listen to me," Lauren stammered, her snobbish tone completely collapsing into frantic desperation. "It was a joke! Just a silly prank! You know how I am... we used to tease each other back in school!"
"Teasing?" Maya repeated quietly, leaning back in her chair. "Stolen blueprints, fabricated academic fraud, and destroying my mother's scholarship fund wasn't teasing, Lauren. It was grand theft."
Lauren's eyes darted frantically toward the executive manager, who stood behind Maya like an unyielding wall. "Mr. Vance! Please tell her this is a professional evaluation! She can't let personal grudges affect a state contract!"
Mr. Vance adjusted his gold cufflink, his face stern. "Chairwoman Okafor founded this fund to empower ethical business leaders. Her evaluation criteria are absolute, Mrs. Pierce."
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