SHOCK "HE SMIRKED AND LIFTED MY CHIN IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE BALLROOM — THEN THE CCTV FOOTAGE DESTROYED HIS EMPIRE
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Chapter 5: The Empire Cracks
As officers moved closer, Ethan’s phone started vibrating.
Once.
Twice.
Then continuously.
His chief financial officer.
His attorney.
Three board members.
The chairman of his foundation.
He answered one call with shaking hands.
“Ethan,” his lawyer said, “the board has suspended you effective immediately.”
The line went dead.
Another call came through.
“Investors are pulling out.”
Another.
“The press has the footage.”
Ethan looked around the ballroom.
People who had praised him an hour earlier now avoided his eyes.
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His empire wasn’t collapsing because of a rumor.
It was collapsing because the truth was playing on a giant screen for everyone to see.
