Chapter 8
Panic set in. The data breach!
Stella was alone in my dad’s office!
I need proof, fast, or their takeover plot walks.
I raced to Kael Corp. The guards blocked my way.
“You again? Get lost before we call the cops!”
Desperate, I heard a whisper. “Miss Kael!”
It was Katie, the receptionist.
“This way! The staff entrance!”
Risking her job, she led me to a service elevator.
“The janitors are on their break.”
“I’ll distract the guard in the security room. You have to hurry!”
Katie lured the guard away.
I got to the security terminal and pulled up the footage. It was all there, clear as day: Stella rifling through my dad’s office, stealing documents, and copying files to a USB drive.
I was copying the evidence when a voice sent a chill down my spine.
“Persistent, aren’t you, Evelyn? Grab her!”
Stella was standing there with a lot of guards.
“I saw you lurking around.”
“And Katie! You’re fired! And I’m suing you!”
The guards pinned my arms behind my back.
Stella moved to delete the security footage.
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Chapter 8
“Stop her!” I yelled. “If you let her delete that, Kael Corp is finished!”
“Do you want to lose your jobs? If this gets traced back to you, no company will ever hire you again!”
The guards froze, hesitant expressions flashing across their faces.
One even stepped forward, blocking Stella’s path. “Ma’am… company surveillance logs shouldn’t be casually deleted, right?”
SMACK! Stella slapped him.
“I’m about to be the majority shareholder! My rules start now!”
“You try to stop me, and I’ll make sure your family can never find work in this city again!”
The guard backed away. Stella reached for the DELETE button.
A familiar voice boomed from the doorway.
“The majority shareholder? Then who does that make me?”
Dad!
“Restrain her!” my dad commanded.
The guards immediately seized Stella.
“Dad! You’re back! So much has happened!” I cried, relief washing over me.
He hugged me tight.
“I know. I took the first flight I could get. Looks like I got here just in time.”
The police arrived. The security footage was all the proof they needed.
Stella was arrested for corporate espionage.
She just smirked.
“The shareholders have to press charges. If they authorized me to get the data… then it’s not a crime.”
Just then, the shareholders appeared. Desmond spoke up.
“Let her go. We approved it.”
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