Chapter 9 - The Billionaire's Alliance
I stepped cautiously out of the police station into the freezing midnight air, wrapping my thin jacket tightly around myself.
A sleek black limousine was idling softly against the curb directly in front of the busy precinct.
The heavily tinted back window rolled down slowly to reveal the stern, calculating face of Marcus Sterling.
Marcus was the billionaire CEO of the massive investment firm where Ryan worked as a senior vice president.
He commanded me to get inside the vehicle immediately before the local press realized I had been officially released.
I climbed into the luxurious leather seat, deeply confused as to why my husband's ruthless boss was actively helping me.
Marcus handed me a thick folder filled with highly classified, internal financial documents.
He explained that he had been secretly investigating Ryan for stealing company funds long before this elaborate frame job happened.
He knew Ryan had illegally framed me because Marcus had secretly flagged those specific offshore accounts months ago.
Marcus offered me a powerful, unstoppable alliance to destroy Ryan completely and reclaim absolutely everything that rightfully belonged to me.
He revealed that Ryan, Maya, and Elena were currently at the central downtown bank desperately attempting to cash out the funds.
They were actively planning to flee the country on a private jet before the sun even came up.
Marcus and I drove immediately to the massive bank building, closely escorted by his heavily armed private security team.
We walked confidently through the heavy glass doors just as Ryan was handing a stack of forged documents to the terrified head teller.
Ryan froze completely in his tracks when he saw me walking toward him as a free, unburdened woman.
Marcus stepped forward and loudly fired Ryan on the spot, freezing every single financial asset tied to his name instantly.
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Ryan violently realized his intricate, perfect plan had just collapsed into absolute, inescapable ruin.
He reached desperately inside his tailored suit jacket and pulled out a loaded silver handgun.
