Chapter 3: Secrets Behind Regina's Success
Chapter 3: Secrets Behind Regina's Success
The board meeting began before sunrise.
Regina expected a warning.
Instead, she found every executive already seated.
Waiting.
Victor stood beside the projection screen.
"Before we discuss Maya's appointment..."
"...our legal department discovered something."
The lights dimmed.
Financial records appeared.
Design submissions.
Employment contracts.
Security footage.
One by one, years of hidden evidence unfolded.
Several award-winning collections credited to Regina had originally been submitted by junior employees.
Including Maya.
Every rejected sketch.
Every "company property" contract.
Every stolen concept.
Every promotion Regina had claimed.
Built on someone else's talent.
A board member quietly spoke.
"You've stolen from your own employees for nearly a decade."
Regina's face turned pale.
"No..."
"I only supervised—"
Victor interrupted.
"You profited."
The company's attorneys placed termination documents in front of her.
Effective immediately.
No severance.
No recommendation.
Pending fraud investigation.
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Regina realized she wasn't losing a job.
She was losing everything.
