Chapter 6 - The Pathetic Bribe

"Olga, wait," Jack panicked loudly, his face flushing a violent, desperate red.
He completely dropped his aggressive, terrifying patriarch persona. He suddenly tried to look like a loving, misunderstood father. He held his hands up defensively, desperately trying to calm the situation before the wealthy relatives wandering the lobby overheard them.
"Look, sweetie, we can fix this," Jack choked out, his voice trembling with sheer desperation. "I had to move the money to protect it! Blake made some stupid mistakes, but we were going to pay you back! I swear to God, with interest!"
"You literally called me a useless waste of space an hour ago," Olga stated clinically, her dark eyes completely empty of love or forgiveness.
"I was just stressed!" Jack wailed pathetically, utterly humiliating himself in his expensive navy suit. "I'll make you the Chief Financial Officer of my firm! Today! I will give you a six-figure salary, a corner office, and I'll transfer the five million back into your account by tomorrow morning! Just give me the binder and we can go home as a family!"
Abigail immediately joined the toxic manipulation, forcing fake, desperate tears into her eyes.
"Please, darling!" Abigail cried, reaching out to touch Olga's graduation gown. "You can't do this to us! We're your parents! If this gets out, we'll lose our country club memberships! Blake will go to jail!"
Olga looked down at her mother's trembling hand. She felt absolutely nothing but pure, unfiltered disgust.
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"Don't touch me," Olga commanded flawlessly.
👉 Olga stepped back, entirely ready to deliver the absolute, devastating checkmate.