Richard demanded to know how a former maid could possibly hold such power.

Mara calmly placed a thick leather-bound folder onto the center of the glass table.

Before her family went bankrupt, Mara’s father had been a silent partner in the Ashford empire.

He had hidden a secondary ledger, a black book of illegal offshore accounts, to protect his daughters.

Celeste’s family had ruined Mara’s life precisely because they were searching for this missing ledger.

Mara had kept it hidden in a safe deposit box for years, waiting for the right moment.

She opened the folder, revealing printed copies of Richard Ashford’s massive tax evasion schemes.

The board members gasped as they looked at the undeniable proof of corporate fraud.

Julian leaned forward, his hands resting flat on the table as he stared Richard down.

He gave the older man exactly one hour to sell his shares back to the company at a fraction of their price.

If Richard refused, Julian promised to hand the original ledger directly to the federal authorities.

Sweat beaded on Richard’s forehead as his decades of corruption crumbled before his eyes.

He signed the transfer papers with shaking hands, utterly defeated by the girl his daughter had tortured.

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Mara watched him leave the boardroom, feeling a massive weight lift off her shoulders.

The Ashford family’s financial reign of terror was officially over.