Chapter 6 - The Stolen Wages
Alessandro pulled a sleek, encrypted smartphone from his pocket.
The entire dining room was completely paralyzed. Beatrice’s jaw literally unhinged. The crushing magnitude of the revelation hit her with the physical force of a freight train.
To understand the absolute, unhinged cruelty of Beatrice's actions, one had to look at Meline's employment file. Meline wasn't just a random maid. She was a brilliant, highly educated culinary student who was desperately trying to pay for her sick mother's medical treatments. Beatrice had maliciously manipulated the estate's payroll system, actively embezzling thousands of dollars from the lower staff's paychecks and funneling the stolen money directly into her own offshore accounts.
"I have the digital ledgers," Alessandro stated clinically, holding up the encrypted phone. "I know exactly how much you stole from her, and I know exactly where you hid it."
"You're lying!" Beatrice roared aggressively, completely abandoning her strict persona. She looked like a feral, cornered animal. "I never touched her money! She's making this up to get me fired!"
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"She didn't tell me," Alessandro replied smoothly. "My forensic accountants found the discrepancy yesterday. You didn't just steal from a maid, Beatrice. You stole from my syndicate."
👉 Beatrice desperately tried to play her final, vicious card to save her ruined life.
