Chapter 3 – Cracks in the Perfect Family
Chapter 3 – Cracks in the Perfect Family
News of Damian Cross's removal spread across every major business network before noon.
Reporters surrounded the Cross mansion.
Investors demanded answers.
Employees questioned years of financial decisions.
As auditors examined company records, hidden problems surfaced one after another.
Unauthorized executive bonuses.
Corporate funds used for Vanessa Hale's luxury lifestyle.
Manipulated expense reports approved by Damian himself.
The evidence was overwhelming.
Vanessa panicked.
"You promised we'd be untouchable!"
Damian glared at her.
"You told me Isabella was nothing."
Vanessa's confidence vanished.
She quietly packed her designer bags and disappeared before sunset.
Evelyn watched from the staircase as reporters shouted questions through the gates.
For the first time, no one cared about her social status.
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The empire she had bragged about had never belonged to the Cross family.
It had belonged to the daughter she spent four years humiliating.
