Nathan Cole, the company’s Chief Operating Officer, made his disdain clear from day one. He was sharp, confident, and dangerously charming.
“You’re out of your league, Ms. Hayes,” he said after my first meeting. “Whitmore Industries runs on power, not sentiment.”
He smirked. “I’ll make sure you do.”
From then on, he questioned every decision I made. He intercepted communications, leaked internal memos, and whispered doubts to the press. Within weeks, the media had given me a cruel nickname: The Accidental Heiress.
But I refused to break.
Each night, after everyone left, I stayed. I studied. I listened. And slowly, people began to see me—not as a mistake, but as someone who cared enough to fight for the company’s future.
Then one morning, everything changed.
The Truth Comes Out
A quiet accountant named Maria appeared at my office door, her hands trembling slightly. “You should see this,” she said, setting a folder on my desk.
Inside were records of secret offshore accounts, doctored financial statements—all bearing Nathan’s signature.
My heart pounded. He hadn’t just sabotaged me. He’d been stealing from the company.
“Why don’t you explain this?” I asked calmly.
The room went silent. His expression shifted from arrogance to panic. Within hours, security escorted him out.
The next morning, the headlines blazed: “New CEO Exposes Massive Fraud Inside Whitmore Industries.”
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