Chapter 10 - The Hidden Audit
Evelyn leaned down slightly, looking Marcus directly in his tear-filled eyes.
"You told me last night that I got the title and the house, while you got your freedom," Evelyn said, her low, smooth voice cutting straight to his soul. "You told me my family needed your money."
Marcus shook his head frantically. "I didn't mean it! I was drunk!"
"You meant every word," Evelyn replied softly. "You believed power was something you inherited through arrogance and cruelty. You thought a woman in a bridal dress was weak because she chose to be quiet."
She didn't stop at taking control of the board. Arthur Pendelton opened another folder from his briefcase, setting a thick stack of audited bank records in front of Richard Vance.
"What is this?" Richard asked, his voice shaking as he scanned the accounts.
"While Marcus was busy spending company funds entertaining Claire in Dubai last month," Evelyn explained, "he diverted six million dollars from your primary offshore pension reserve into an unlisted account under Claire's father's firm."
Richard turned to Marcus, his eyes wide with absolute horror. "You embezzled from our own company?"
Marcus gasped, scrambling backward on the carpet. "No! Dad, it was an investment! Claire’s father promised—"
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"Claire's father used you to drain your own family's reserves," Evelyn interrupted coldly. "And now, that evidence is resting safely with the Federal Financial Crimes Division."
👉 Read PART 11 to see how Claire's father responded when federal agents arrived!
