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BOOK 4 - Chapter 42: James Sterling’s Role
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“What about Sophie? If she finds out we’re meeting with Maya—”“She won’t. Not until it’s too late.” He stands, moving to the window. “Lin is keeping tabs on her movements. Sophie’s currently meeting with that private investigator, probably trying to create more fake evidence or figure out how to destroy what we have. She’s distracted. Paranoid. Making mistakes.”“Which makes her dangerous.”“True. But it also makes her vulnerable.” He turns back to me. “Derek, I need you to understand something. When Maya sees that footage, when she realizes what Sophie did, it’s going to destroy her. Not just her trust in Sophie, but her trust in herself. Her judgment. Her ability to know who to believe.”“I know.”“Do you? Because she’s going to need support. Real support. Not just people telling her they were right all along.” His expression softens. “She’s going to need Ethan to be patient with her. To forgive her. Can he do that?”“He loves her. He’ll do whatever it takes.”“Love isn’t always en
I’m Back, Mr. CEO BOOK 4 - Chapter 42: James Sterling’s Role
**Few Hours Later**Detective Chen won’t help us.“I’m sorry, Mr. Park, but what you’re describing is illegally obtained evidence. Even if I wanted to pursue this, any warrant I requested based on your information would be fruit of the poisonous tree.” She’d closed her notebook, the meeting over before it really began. “My advice? Forget you ever saw that footage and hope Sophie Monroe doesn’t press charges for breaking and entering.”So now I’m sitting in my car outside the police station, trying to figure out my next move, when my phone rings.Unknown number.“Derek Park.”“Mr. Park, this is James Sterling. Maya’s uncle. We met briefly at the family dinner.” His voice is sharp, professional. “I hear you’ve been investigating Sophie Monroe.”“How did you—”“Lin called me. Told me about the surveillance footage you found. About Sophie staging the entire assault.” He pauses. “I want to see it.”“With all due respect, Mr. Sterling, I’m not sure how that helps. Maya won’t listen to you a
I’m Back, Mr. CEO BOOK 4 - Chapter 41: On the Move
**L: Sophie left the house at 6 a.m. I took a bag with her. Said she had early meetings but I checked her calendar. Nothing scheduled. She’s up to something.****D: Follow her if you can. Safely. Don’t let her see you.****L: Already in my car. She’s heading downtown.****D: Keep me posted. And Lin? Be careful. If Sophie realizes she’s being investigated, she might get desperate.****L: I’m always careful.**I show Rachel the messages. “Sophie’s on the move. Early morning, no scheduled meetings. She’s either meeting someone or doing something she doesn’t want Maya to know about.”“Maybe she knows you were in her office. Maybe she’s checking the cameras.”“If she is, she’ll find them wiped. Password changed. Access denied.” I pull up the surveillance system on my laptop. “Which will confirm someone’s onto her.”“That might make her panic. Do something reckless.”“Or it might make her run.” I check the cameras remotely. Both are still active, still recording. “But she can’t access the f
I’m Back, Mr. CEO BOOK 4 - Chapter 40: The Dilemma
I’ve been staring at the footage for six hours straight.Rachel gave up trying to get me to sleep around three a.m. Now she’s curled up on the couch, occasionally checking on me with worried eyes.“You need to rest,” she says for the hundredth time.“I need to figure this out.” I rewind the footage again, watching Sophie position Ethan’s unconscious body. “We have everything. Undeniable proof. But how do we get Maya to actually watch it?”“Call her. Tell her you have evidence she needs to see.”“She’s blocked my number. Blocked Ethan’s. Blocked everyone who questions Sophie’s story.” I lean back in my chair, rubbing my eyes. “If I somehow get through to her, if I tell her I have video evidence, she’ll think it’s fake. Doctored. Desperate manipulation.”“Then show it to the police.”“And say what? That I broke into a private office building and hacked into an unauthorized surveillance system?” I shake my head. “The evidence would be inadmissible. Fruit of the poisonous tree. Sophie’s l
I’m Back, Mr. CEO BOOK 4 - Chapter 39: Derek Investigates (Continued)
The footage continues. Maya comforting Sophie. Ethan coming to, confused and disoriented. His genuine shock and horror at the scene.And Sophie, watching it all with calculated precision behind her tears.I sit back, nauseous.She planned everything. Every single detail. The drugging. The staging. The timing. Even her own emotional response.And she recorded it all.But why? Why keep evidence of her own crime?I keep scrolling through the footage, looking for answers.There. A few days after the incident. Sophie in her office, alone, watching the same footage I just watched.She’s smiling.Rewinding to watch Ethan’s confusion. Maya’s horror. The moment everything fell apart.She’s enjoying it.I export the footage, downloading it to three separate drives. Cloud backup. External hard drive. My phone.This is everything we need. Irrefutable proof that Sophie staged the entire assault.But as I’m copying the files, I notice something else. Another folder. Labeled “Insurance.”I click it
I’m Back, Mr. CEO BOOK 4 - Chapter 38: Derek Investigates
{DEREK POV}Getting into Sterling Industries after hours takes more planning than I expected.Anthony Martinez gave me his access card. Took another five thousand dollars and the promise that I wouldn’t implicate him in anything, but he finally broke. Told me about Sophie paying him to disable the cameras. Told me about the exact system he tampered with.And told me something crucial: the main security footage might be gone, but Sophie had installed her own cameras. Hidden ones. To record everything.“She wanted proof,” Anthony had said, hands shaking as he took my money. “Proof that she could use if things went wrong. She had me install two mini cameras in Sophie’s office. One behind a plant. One in the bookshelf. She didn’t know I kept the login credentials.”Now I’m standing outside the building at eleven p.m., Anthony’s card in my hand, his login information on my phone.The card reader beeps green. The door unlocks.I’m in.The lobby is dark, empty. Just the hum of the HVAC syste
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