Chapter 5 - Opening the Black Folder
Julian stumbled backward as if he had been physically struck, his eyes wild with disbelief.
"You can't fire me!" Julian shouted, his voice cracking as he pointed a trembling finger at Malcolm and Nora. "I built this brand! I brought in the international investors! You have no grounds to remove me!"
Nora slowly opened the black document folder held in her hands. She pulled out a high-resolution, printed medical report alongside a stack of forensic accounting audits.
"You didn't build this brand, Julian," Nora said coldly, her words striking him like iron hammers. "You embezzled four million dollars from our R&D department over the last eighteen months to finance Camilla's family logistics firm. And when I caught the accounting anomaly this afternoon, you physically assaulted me inside my own home to take the files."
She held up the forensic photo of her bruised shoulder alongside the official emergency room intake report signed by the chief of staff at St. Jude Hospital just an hour ago.
The ballroom erupted into chaos. High-profile executives shook their heads in outrage, whispering loudly as corporate security officers began stepping into the hall.
Reporters shoved their cameras forward, the bright white flashes illuminating Julian's sweaty, terrified face from every direction.
Camilla backed away further, attempting to cover her face and hide her stolen diamond earrings from the eager lenses of the paparazzi.
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"Julian... what did you do to us?" Camilla whispered in a trembling, terrified tone, realizing her family's firm was about to be destroyed alongside him.
👉 Read Part 6 to see the arrival of the authorities at the gala.
