Chapter 7 - The Trap Sprung
Ethan held the gold corporate badge in his trembling palm, his knuckles white as he stared up at Mr. Hayes. Giving up this badge meant giving up his salary, his stock options, his penthouse, and his status in high society.
"Mr. Hayes... please, let me explain..." Ethan whispered, tears of fear welling in his dark eyes. "I ran this company efficiently! The profits are up thirty percent this quarter!"
"The profits are up because my daughter secretly directed her personal hedge fund to buy your inventory," Mr. Hayes replied coldly, reaching down and snatching the badge from Ethan's hand with effortless authority. "You didn't build anything, Ethan. You were simply playing house with my money."
Elena stepped forward, looking down at her kneeling husband with absolute detachment.
"And as for those offshore accounts you transferred our joint assets into this morning," Elena said, pulling a sleek black smartphone from her gold clutch, "you used the company's internal portal to execute the wire transfers, didn't you?"
Ethan blinked, a sudden wave of nausea hitting him. "What... what does that have to do with anything?"
"Every wire transfer executed through Hayes Global servers requires master administrative clearance," Elena explained, tapping her screen once. "Which belongs exclusively to the head of the board. My father."
Vanessa gasped, realizing the terrifying implication before Ethan did. "The funds..."
"The transfers were flagged as unauthorized corporate embezzlement forty-five minutes ago," Elena continued smoothly. "The federal banking authority has already frozen those accounts. Everything you tried to steal has been returned to my private estate—along with every single penny you ever deposited into your personal accounts during our marriage."
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Ethan let out a choked sound, falling flat onto his hands and knees on the cold marble floor. He had gone from being the incoming CEO of a multi-billion dollar conglomerate to completely bankrupt in under ten minutes.
👉 Read Part 8 to see how security handles Ethan and his mistress as the law arrives!
