Chapter 4 - The Threat
"You ungrateful little viper!" Tessa screamed, lunging across the table toward me.
Before she could reach me, two heavy security guards stepped inside, blocking her path and pinning her arms behind her back.
"Touch me again, Tessa, and I'll add assault charges on top of the financial fraud charges," I said calmly.
Loretta leaned back, her chest heaving as she calculated her options. She knew if the land usage was revoked, their major shareholders would pull out, triggering immediate bankruptcy.
"You think you've won, Camille?" Loretta hissed, her voice dripping with poison. "You forget that your little company name is on every offshore ledger. If I go down, you go down with me. The FBI won't care who signed the papers; they only care whose name is on the bank accounts."
"They will care when they see the forensic handwriting analysis," I replied, pulling a flash drive from my coat. "My legal team spent all night analyzing the dummy company papers. Derek forged my signature on twenty-seven legal documents. The digital timestamps prove he signed them while I was admitted to the hospital with acute morning sickness three months ago."
Derek’s face drained of all color. He looked at his mother, terrified. "Mom... is that true?"
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"Shut up, Derek!" Loretta snapped. She turned back to me, her fake pearls clicking against her dress. "Give us twenty-four hours to review the buyout terms."
"You have two hours," I replied, standing up. "If the signed transfer papers aren't on my desk by 10:00 AM, the eviction notice goes public."
