Chapter 4 - The Pathetic Defense
Liam dropped his head into his hands, his face burning crimson as he realized his entire life had just collapsed in less than thirty seconds.
He scrambled to his feet, knocking his heavy dining chair backward onto the floor.
"I can explain!" Liam stammered, his voice reeking of desperate, pathetic panic as he looked wildly between his parents and Evelyn’s family. "It’s not what it sounds like! That was... it was taken out of context! I was just venting to a colleague!"
"A colleague named Chloe, your twenty-four-year-old marketing assistant," Evelyn stated smoothly, her voice slicing through his lies like a razor. "The same colleague who has been charging luxury hotel suites to the company credit card you're legally not supposed to use for personal expenses."
Liam’s father stood up, his face rigid with fury. "You have been embezzling from your firm to fund an affair, Liam?!"
"Dad, no! She's lying! She edited the audio!" Liam shrieked, pointing a frantic finger at Evelyn.
Evelyn took a calm sip from her water glass. She didn't raise her voice. She didn't need to. She possessed the ultimate, unshakeable power of the truth.
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"I didn't have to edit anything, Liam," Evelyn said quietly, looking down at him with absolute dignity and finality. "Happy anniversary. You forgot to hang up."
👉 Read Part 5 to discover the legal trap Evelyn had already set.
