Chapter 5 - THE BOARDROOM AMBUSH
The emergency board meeting at Hale Construction was called to order by Marcus, who sweated through his designer suit as he tried to explain the sudden "liquidity issues." He never expected the heavy glass doors of the boardroom to swing open.
I walked in, flanked by two corporate auditors and my father's oldest attorney. The twelve board members stared in stunned silence.
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"Marcus isn't the acting CEO," I announced, dropping a massive binder of financial irregularities onto the polished mahogany table. "He’s a suspect in a federal embezzlement investigation. And if any of you vote to ratify his latest contract, you'll be listed as co-conspirators."
Marcus tried to shout for security, but the men in uniform standing outside the glass walls weren't there for me. They were federal agents.
