Chapter 12 - The Recorded Proposal
Jonathan clicked the remote again.
The screen shifted to a crystal-clear video recorded from the night before at the Greenwich estate grand ballroom.
The video showed Adrian dropping to one knee, holding out the six-carat diamond ring, and proposing to Brooke while guests cheered around them.
The audio played loudly through the boardroom speakers:
“Brooke Lawson, will you marry me?”
“Yes! A thousand times yes!”
Jonathan paused the video on a close-up frame of Adrian sliding the $500,000 diamond ring onto Brooke’s finger.
"This engagement took place while Mr. Hale was still legally married to Mrs. Claire Vance-Hale," Jonathan stated to the board. "Furthermore, forensic audits confirm that the $500,000 ring was purchased directly using Hale Enterprise Holdings client escrow funds."
The board members shook their heads in absolute disgust.
The senior managing partner, an older man named Robert, stood up and looked at Adrian with profound disdain.
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"You used client escrow money to buy a ring for your mistress while your pregnant wife was standing thirty feet away?" Robert asked, his voice shaking with anger.
👉 How did the board vote on Adrian's immediate removal?
