Chapter 4

The game had changed. And it was my turn to play.

Michael lunged forward, nearly tripping over his own feet as he abandoned Amanda's side. His confident mask crumbled before my eyes, revealing the desperate fraud beneath.

'This is absurd!' he sputtered, his voice cracking. 'Harrison, what the hell are you doing?'

The room held its collective breath. I watched Michael falter, his eyes darting between Harrison, the document, and me. In that moment, I saw him for what he truly was—not the powerful CEO, but a weak, frightened man who had built his entire identity on a lie I…