Chapter 3 : The Counterattack
The Blackwood Holdings boardroom overlooked the city skyline. Twelve board members sat around the glass table, murmuring nervously. The door swung open. Marcus walked in, wearing his most expensive suit. Julianne trailed close behind, projecting pure arrogance. "Let's get this over with," Marcus announced, slamming his hands on the table. "Maya's documents are forged. I have already filed an injunction." Several board members nodded, bought and paid for by Marcus's stolen millions. "We move to strip her of all executive powers immediately."
The double doors opened again. Maya entered. No designer dress. No flashy jewelry. Just a tailored black suit and a gaze sharp enough to cut glass. She walked directly to the head of the table. The Chairman's seat. Marcus sneered. "Get out of my chair." Maya didn't sit. Instead, she tossed a sleek black USB drive onto the center of the glass table. "Marcus Blackwood. Account number 884-291 in the Cayman Islands."
Marcus stopped breathing. Julianne’s arrogant smile vanished. Maya pressed a button on a remote, and the boardroom projector flared to life. Bank statements. Wire transfers. Audio recordings from the estate's study—recordings Maya had secretly captured while dusting his bookshelves. "Eighty million dollars embezzled over thirty-four months," Maya stated, her voice echoing off the glass walls. "Transferred to a shadow corporation owned by Julianne Pierce." The board members gasped. The loyalists Marcus bought suddenly looked at him like he was a ghost. Julianne backed away from him. "I didn't know! He used my name!" "Liar!" Marcus snapped.
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Maya calmly checked her watch. "I wouldn't argue about it here." Right on cue, the boardroom doors opened for the third time. Two federal investigators and three uniformed police officers stepped inside. "Marcus Blackwood? You are under arrest for corporate fraud and grand larceny."
Marcus fought as they placed the handcuffs on him, his expensive suit wrinkling aggressively. He looked back at Maya, his eyes wild with fury. "You set me up! You ruined me!" Maya looked back at him with absolute zero emotion. "I simply waited for the truth to arrive."
