Chapter 6 - Reckoning at the Boardroom
Three weeks later, Vance-Monroe Logistics convened an emergency board meeting. Gregory arrived looking disheveled, his suit unpressed, accompanied by a team of defensive attorneys. He expected a negotiation; he expected Madeline to offer a buyout to avoid public scandal.
Instead, the doors opened and Madeline walked in, dressed in a sharp ivory suit, entirely serene and commanding. Alongside her was Julian Thorne, Seattle’s most respected venture capitalist and a longtime family friend who had quietly agreed to chair the board’s audit committee.
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"Gregory," Madeline said, taking the head chair. "We’ve completed the preliminary forensic audit of the accounts you managed over the last eighteen months."
She slid a file across the table. Inside were records of unauthorized corporate transfers—funds diverted to lease luxury apartments, purchase offshore assets, and fund Ashley’s boutique PR firm under the guise of 'consulting expenses.'
