Chapter 6 - Rats Leaving the Ship
Vanessa’s eyes widened in sheer horror as the weight of the legal charges crashed down on her. She looked at Adrian, who was staring blankly at the floor, his world collapsing around him.
"This has nothing to do with me!" Vanessa cried, backing away toward the open hospital door. "I was just executing orders as his employee! Adrian promised me a promotion and a partnership in his firm!"
"Your signature is on the forged document, Miss Cross," Eleanor reminded her coolly. "And as an officer of Hale Financial, you are co-signatory on the fraudulent accounts used to attempt this transfer."
"I'm leaving!" Vanessa snapped, turning around to sprint down the hallway in her high heels.
Before she could take three steps into the corridor, two uniformed police officers stepped into the doorway, blocking her path entirely.
"Vanessa Cross?" the lead officer asked, holding up a pair of handcuffs. "You are under arrest for grand forgery and conspiracy to commit custodial interference."
Vanessa let out a sharp, hysterical scream as the metal cuffs clicked tightly around her wrists. "Adrian! Do something! Help me!"
Adrian couldn't move. He stood frozen, watching his mistress get led down the hallway in front of doctors, nurses, and patients who stopped to stare.
Celeste grabbed Adrian’s arm, shaking him violently. "Adrian! Call our attorneys! Call your father! Fix this right now!"
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"Your father can't fix this, Mr. Hale," Charles said, his voice ringing with absolute finality. "Your father was removed from the board of Hale Financial thirty minutes ago by a unanimous vote of the majority shareholders."
👉 Read PART 7 to see what evidence Claire revealed about Adrian's secret offshore accounts!
