If credible financial irregularities surfaced, his authority could be suspended immediately.
When he originally signed it, Daniel had laughed.
“You and your paranoid paperwork.”
That morning, my paperwork closed every door he thought he controlled.
At 4:15 a.m., the board received the evidence package I had prepared.
At 4:31, they unanimously voted to suspend Daniel pending investigation.
At 4:43, the bank restricted corporate transfers connected to his credentials.
At 5:08, our attorneys sent preservation notices covering company emails, servers, and financial records.
Daniel breathed heavily into the phone.
“You can’t prove any of this in court.”
“Maybe not from paperwork alone.”
I picked up my tablet.
Then I played an audio recording.
Daniel’s own voice filled the kitchen.
He and Chloe were discussing forged paperwork, hidden accounts, and how much money they intended to move before leaving the country.
Weeks earlier, after discovering the first irregularities, I had legally installed security recording equipment in my private home office.
Daniel and Chloe had chosen that exact room to discuss their plans.
They thought no one could hear them.
For several seconds, Daniel said nothing.
Then Chloe’s voice came through faintly.
“Hang up. Daniel, hang up!”
Before he could disconnect, I spoke again.
“There’s one more thing.”
I looked at the empty jewelry case on the counter.
“The bracelet Chloe is wearing?”
Daniel hesitated.
“What about it?”
“It’s fake.”
