World Cup Final Eve, I Blocked My Husband and His Childhood Sweetheart Chapter 06

World Cup Final Eve, I Blocked My Husband and His Childhood Sweetheart Chapter 06

The color drained from Clara’s face.

She shot to her feet.

“That doesn’t prove anything! Maybe she told him to do it! Turn it off! Turn it off right now!”

Her voice cracked with panic.

I ignored her completely and pressed the remote again.

The footage disappeared.

It was replaced by screenshots of text messages and an audio recording.

Clara’s voice filled the conference room with crystal clarity.

[Leo, tonight I need you to copy the pricing files from Vivian’s computer and send everything to our competitor. Make sure it’s clean. I don’t want anything traced back to us.]

[Once she’s fired, Ethan’s fifty-million-dollar investment will be credited entirely to me. And don’t worry. You’ll

be well rewarded.]

The recording ended.

Silence.

Absolute silence.

The vice presidents’ faces darkened instantly.

The HR Director wiped nervous sweat from his forehead before awkwardly glancing at Ethan.

Ethan stared at the screen without blinking.

Disbelief filled his eyes.

Slowly, he turned toward Clara.

“You did this?”

Clara grabbed his arm in desperation, tears pouring down her face.

“Ethan, please let me explain! She forced me into this! She’s been targeting me from the very beginning. I only wanted to teach her a lesson…”

I cut her off before she could continue.

“Miss Winslow, did you really think that was everything?”

“I uncovered a few other interesting things.”

I clicked the remote once more.

The projector displayed a series of bank transfers and overseas credit card statements.

“During your trip to Mexico for the World Cup, Miss Winslow transferred three hundred thousand dollars from Mr. Harrington’s supplemental credit card to a male stripper named Dante Rios.”

I clicked again.

“Over the past year, she also submitted nearly two million dollars in personal expenses to Harrington Group

under fraudulent reimbursement requests.”

I looked directly at Ethan.

“So congratulations.”

“Your childhood sweetheart isn’t just a corporate saboteur.”

“She’s also a thief who treated you like her personal ATM while spending your money on other men.”

Ethan visibly staggered.

His face went pale as he stared at Clara.

His voice was barely audible.

“Vivian… is that true?”

Clara completely collapsed.

She sank onto the floor, too broken even to cry.

I removed the flash drive and gathered the documents from the table.

“Ladies and gentlemen, you’ve now seen the identity of the real insider.”

“I’ve already contacted the police.”

“They should be here any minute.”

Then I looked at Ethan.

“Mr. Harrington, thank you for making the trip today.”

“I couldn’t have asked for a better show.”

Ethan hurried toward me, reaching for my hand.

“Vivian… I didn’t know she was doing any of this behind my back. I swear I didn’t know…”

I stepped back before he could touch me.

“Mr. Harrington, I’d appreciate it if you kept your distance.”

“My attorney will be here shortly.”

“I’ll see you in court.”

Moments later, the wail of police sirens echoed outside the office tower.

Clara was escorted into the lobby between two officers, her wrists locked in handcuffs.

Her expensive makeup had dissolved into streaks down her face.

Her hair hung in tangled disarray.

The instant she spotted me, she tore free from the officers.

She dropped to her knees with a loud thud and wrapped both arms around my leg.

“Vivian!”

“I was wrong! I’m so sorry!”

“I’ll pay everything back! Every single penny!”

[“Please tell the police not to arrest me! I’ll return the money! Please withdraw the charges!”]

[“I can’t go to prison! It’ll destroy my life!”]

She sobbed uncontrollably, smearing tears and mascara across the leg of my tailored suit.

I grimaced in disgust and tried to pull away.

“Clara.”

“If you’d thought about consequences before stabbing me in the back, you wouldn’t be here now.”

“When you were busy trying to destroy my life…”

“Did you ever stop to wonder what would happen to mine?”