"He publicly admits to the affair. Admits to lying about you cheating. Issues a full apology. And in exchange, we don't press for criminal charges on the embezzlement." Marcus's expression was ice cold. "We let him keep his freedom. Barely. But he loses everything else."
"He'll never agree to that," I said.
"He will. Because the alternative is federal prison for financial fraud." Marcus stood, started pacing. "Right now he thinks he's winning. Thinks his strategy worked. Let him think that until tomorrow. Then we pull the rug out and watch him fall."
Richard cleared his throat. "There's one more thing. About Layla."
We all turned to him.
"Some of the money he embezzled? He used it to set up an account in her name. A trust fund, essentially. Two million dollars." Richard pulled up anot
