Chapter 6 - The Federal Flash Drive
"He doesn't control anything," Claire whispered flawlessly, completely dominating the massive Chicago ballroom.
She reached into her elegant silver clutch and pulled out a tiny, heavily encrypted digital flash drive.
Sebastian physically stopped breathing. The warm, elegant lighting of the crystal chandeliers suddenly felt incredibly freezing.
"While you were busy buying her diamonds with my inheritance," Claire explained flawlessly, ensuring the three hundred elite investors heard every single devastating word, "I spent the last six months actively running a forensic audit on your entire corporate empire."
Camille’s jaw literally unhinged. All the color violently drained from her powdered face, leaving her looking like a terrified ghost.
"You didn't just drain my trust fund, Sebastian," Claire continued, her dark eyes locking entirely onto her terrified husband. "You actively, maliciously embezzled over forty million dollars directly from your own investors' pension funds to hide your massive offshore gambling debts."
The entire ballroom erupted into chaotic, furious whispering. The wealthy investors Sebastian had been trying to impress completely turned on him, their faces twisting in pure, unfiltered rage.
"She's lying!" Sebastian roared aggressively, violently thrashing his arms as his entire high-society delusion completely collapsed into dust. "I never touched their money! She's a jealous, hysterical woman!"
"I'm a senior forensic accountant, Sebastian," Claire whispered coldly. "I don't lie. I trace the routing numbers."
She calmly placed the encrypted digital flash drive directly onto the silver serving tray held by the stunned older waiter.
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"The federal fraud division has been waiting for this exact digital confirmation for three weeks," Claire announced smoothly.
👉 Heavy, wailing sirens aggressively shattered the quiet night outside the hotel, instantly sealing his absolute destruction.
