Beneath Her Bastard Boss

Later that day, Roman sat in his office, fingers tapping against his desk in a steady rhythm. The weight of everything he’d just uncovered sat heavy in his chest, but he wasn’t done yet. Not by a long shot.

If Blair’s parents had been set up…if their deaths were more than just a tragic accident, then the people responsible had no idea what kind of war they had just stepped into.

A knock at the door broke through his thoughts. “Come in.”

Peters walked in, holding a file thick enough to signal bad news. “Blair just went to the restroom. She mentioned you didn’t have anyone in here with you.”

Roman gave a nod, granting him permission to proceed.

“I wanted to let you know. We’ve gathered more information since this morning.”

Roman straightened. “Talk to me.”

Peters shut the door behind him and placed the file on Roman’s desk before pulling out a chair. “We went back through Warner Industries‘ financials with the team you arranged today. We also combed through the estate filings and legal transactions following their deaths.”

“And?” Roman’s voice was razor sharp, his patience thinning.

“It was a setup,” Peters said grimly. “Whoever orchestrated this wanted control of Warner Industries. They falsified losses, shifted assets, and created enough evidence to make the company look like it was in trouble. Forcing Peter to step in and ‘Save it?”

Roman clenched his jaw. “Who?” He asked, but he already knew.

Peters opened the file, flipping through highlighted bank statements and transaction records. “It all circles back to Peter Warner. He’s the one who benefited the most.”

Roman’s fists tightened. “That son of a bitch. Low–life scum.”

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Peters nodded. “Vivian Warner benefited too. The is no way to know if she was in on it or not. But Peter was the one pulling the strings. He used a dummy corporation to ‘buy out‘ Warner shares a few months before the plane crash.” Peters turned a page, tapping on a company name. “And that corporation dissolved a year later, and the assets were quietly transferred back to him. Before Blair’s parents died, Peter didn’t have the financial capability to save a struggling company like he now claims.”

Roman exhaled slowly, his fury cold and calculated. “Blair and her sisters have no idea.”

“No. They were kids at the time. They only knew what they were told. And there’s more.”

Roman stilled.

Peters hesitated before flipping to the final section of the file. “The plane crash.”

Roman’s blood ran ice cold. “What did you find?”

weight behind it was deadly. “The plane had undergone full mechanical service a week before the crash. The issue that supposedly caused the accident?

darkened at the

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line, like the crash investigators claim. Routine service includes

turned white against the desk. “Who

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page. “That’s the real kicker. The company that performed the final inspection was owned

controlled breath. This wasn’t just financial fraud. Blair’s parents had been murdered. And Roman was going to make

happened today. Finding out about Dan and Laura’s engagement, let alone the engagement party,

nothing compared

wrap her head around

intense, and powerful man

him this

out a way to handle Jessica without getting

But she hadn’t.

wanted it.

as she walked toward her desk–only to pause

get to her office, she’d have

twisted in annoyance.

sight of her and smirked, pushing off the wall.

stiffened. “What do you want, Dan?” As if she didn’t already know why

we not be civil for two

arms. “You lost the right to ‘civil‘ when you cheated on

in the past. You’re the last person who should be talking. Just how long has your

Blair saw red.

you?” she

just playing with you.” He stepped closer, lowering his voice. “I bet he’s already moving on to

her side. She was seconds

could move, a shadow

Roman.

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in the

have semed it too, because he turned–only to go pale as death when he saw who