Chapter 40 Cut the Drama

Alarmed by what she said, Mr. Linden tightened his fists.

Knowing he was beginning to have second thoughts, Maia said, “I know you have a a son and a daughter. You don’t want them to have to live with the consequences of your actions, do you? You deserve to go to jail, but your family members are innocent.”

At this moment, Buck lunged over and pulled Mr. Lindon up by his collar. Glaring at the man, he snapped, “Do not test our patience, Mr. Linden!”

Shocked by his loud voice, Mr. Linden trembled and gulped, not daring to look at him.

A moment later, Mr. Linden’s tensed body went limp as he gave up resisting.

“All right…”

Trembling, Mr. Linden continued, “After Phil took over Starlight Entertainment, he fired the finance manager and promoted me in his place so that he could do whatever he wanted with the company’s money. Under his leadership, Starlight then lost its leading position in the industry within a year.”

Mr. Linden sighed.

“Three months ago, when Mr. Phil learned that you had inherited the shares, he started. transferring a large amount of funds out of the company. He wanted to make you look bad before stepping in to ‘save‘ the company, so the shareholders would make him the CEO again.

“But then you started reviewing the accounts and took control of the funds much sooner than he expected, so he had no choice but to transfer the misappropriated funds to me so I would

take the fall.”

“What did he offer you?” Mala asked.

Linden answered truthfully, “He promised to give my family 10 million dollars and to take

you be so sure he’d do as he promised?

bars by then!”

mom was around. He couldn’t have gotten the job if he wasn’t a smart man. He must have kept evidence with him, and if my uncle didn’t keep his

correctly, Mr.

me the evidence, and I

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no turning back for me when I decided to work with Phil, but I can’t gamble with my family’s livelihood. The evidence is my only bargaining chip. Why should

he was coming from, Maia

my mom.”

“I was led astray by Mr. Phil, but I held your mom in the highest regard because she never broke her promises. You’re right. Since she put

and retrieved a voice recorder hidden

my conversations with Phil. It should be enough to get

played the recording

said, “Thank you. I’ll keep my

his eyes and said, “At least now you’ll be able to save Starlight

nodded and headed

the door, Mr. Linden said in a choked–up voice, “Ms.

to

going to stand by and do nothing. You

and with a smile, she left

is not going to go down without a fight. The shareholders‘

“That’s right.”

down at the voice recorder in her hand with a resolute look. No matter what, she must save Starlight Entertainment,

onto Cedric’s

all right? Everything she did in the past was unforgivable, not to mention I’m your fiancée now. What you did at that

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