Chapter 14 - The Choice
Arthur called an emergency board meeting.
Executives filled the room.
For years, they had feared him.
Now they watched him quietly.
Arthur stood.
“I've made mistakes.”
No one spoke.
“I believed my daughter stole from this company.”
Julia sat at the back.
“I was wrong.”
The room shifted.
Arthur continued.
“I believed people who lied to me.”
He looked at the board.
“And I punished people who told the truth.”
Then he placed the evidence on the table.
The fraudulent accounts.
The recordings.
The hidden trust.
Victor's network.
Everything.
One executive stood.
“If you disclose this, the company could collapse.”
Arthur looked at him.
“Then let it.”
Julia stared.
Arthur continued.
“I would rather rebuild honestly than preserve something built on lies.”
The board voted.
Julia became the new controlling trustee.
Arthur stepped down from executive leadership.
After the meeting, Julia approached him.
“You gave it away.”
Arthur smiled.
“No.”
He looked toward Renata.
“I gave it back.”
Julia hugged him.
Arthur closed his eyes.
It was the first time in eleven years he had held his daughter.
Then his phone rang.
The caller ID was blocked.
Arthur answered.
A distorted voice said:
“You should have kept the company.”
Arthur frowned.
“Victor?”
“No.”
The caller laughed.
“Victor was only the beginning.”
The line went dead.
Arthur looked at Julia.
She immediately understood.
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Someone else remained.
👉 Arthur had finally chosen his daughter over his empire, but the anonymous call proved that one last enemy was still watching their family.
