Chapter 9 - The Final Termination

"Open the folder, Colin," Hannah commanded flawlessly, entirely devoid of mercy.
Colin’s shaking hands opened the black cover. Inside wasn't a standard portfolio. It was a legally binding, heavily notarized document he had signed five years ago, which he thought was a standard corporate non-compete clause.
"You didn't read the fine print, did you?" Hannah whispered lethally. "That was an ironclad, total-asset postnuptial agreement. By signing it, you legally agreed that in the event of documented infidelity, you forfeit exactly one hundred percent of all marital assets, including the trust."
Colin let out a horrific, blood-curdling gasp of pure despair. He realized he was completely, entirely broke.
"Furthermore," Hannah continued, her voice echoing violently across the dead-silent room. "As CEO, I have reviewed your expense reports. You used company funds to purchase Paige’s diamond earrings. That is felony corporate embezzlement."
Paige jumped out of her chair as if she had been burned.
"I didn't know!" Paige shrieked hysterically, violently throwing Colin under the bus to save her own family's wealth. "He told me he bought them himself! I have nothing to do with him!"
Paige aggressively ripped the diamond earrings out of her ears, threw them onto the table, and sprinted out of the boardroom, completely abandoning Colin the exact second his money disappeared.
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Colin was left entirely alone, cornered like a pathetic rat.
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