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Signed for Lace, Sentenced for Life

Signed for Lace, Sentenced for Life

Oleh:  Rory RookTamat
Bahasa: English
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Sinopsis

Bias

Cheating

Face Slapping

Feel-Good Story

Regret

Hypocrisy

Independence

At dinner, Tiffany White grabs my fiance's phone and spends 100 thousand dollars on a designer bag. She even sticks her tongue at me. "Come on, Meredith. You're loaded. You won't mind such a small amount, right? Shawn and I share everything. His money is my money," she says. Everyone at the table waits for me to lose my temper or smile and let it slide like a saint. Instead, I calmly take out a voice recorder and my laptop from my bag and adjust my gold-rimmed glasses. "100 thousand meets the threshold for criminal filing. Since you said you two share everything, I have to ask—is this embezzlement or an illegal transfer tied to an improper personal relationship? "Oh, and what you just said about 'his money is my money'? I recorded that. According to the supplemental clauses in our prenup and the company bylaws, I'm officially initiating an asset-freezing order against Shawn Harrison." I turn to Tiffany. "Enjoy your free meals in prison, Ms. White." Shawn is livid. "It was just a joke, Meredith. Is it really necessary to ruin me over this?" I hit the "enter" key. "Sorry. In my book, there are no jokes—only bad debt."

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Chapter 1
My phone buzzed. A bank notification popped up on the screen, indicating an outgoing transaction of 100 thousand dollars. I set my cutlery down and looked at my fiance, Shawn Harrison.He didn't look back at me. He was busy shelling crab meat for his godsister, Tiffany White. His head was lowered, and he was completely focused. Tiffany was holding his phone. The screen was still lit, displaying the "Payment Successful" page on a luxury brand's website.She casually spun the phone in her hand and waved it at me. "Hey, Meredith. I've been eyeing this bag for ages. Shawn said you're usually too frugal and don't understand fashion. So, he figured I could help him spend some money and keep up appearances."There were seven or eight people at the table. All of them were Shawn's close friends and business partners. Everyone stopped eating, their eyes darting between me, Shawn, and Tiffany. One of them let out a short laugh.After shelling the crab, Shawn put the freshly picked meat on T
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Chapter 2
Silence fell over the table. The man who had laughed earlier froze, his wine glass hovering in midair inches above the table.Shawn's face flushed a deep, ugly red. He shot to his feet, his chair screeching against the floor."Are you out of your mind? This is between Tiffany and me. Who asked you to turn it into a legal lecture? Embezzlement? Prison? Are you so desperate for attention that you can't stand me being nice to someone else?"Tiffany's eyes immediately reddened. Tears spilled on cue, the big drops sliding down her cheeks. "Meredith, why are you humiliating me like this? All I did was buy a bag… You're just mad because Shawn treats me well. You can take it out on me, but don't drag him into this."She sobbed, burying her face in Shawn's chest.Shawn wrapped an arm around her, patting her back, then pointed a finger at me. "Meredith, I want you to apologize to Tiffany right now. Otherwise, the wedding is off!"After saving the spreadsheet, I closed my laptop, switched
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Chapter 3
"Come on, Meredith, don't be such a killjoy," Tiffany said. "Shawn's under a lot of stress. I help him relax at the office. For that, I need special work attire. That counts as contributing to the company, right?"She reached for the pen in my hand. "Nice pen. Let me play with it."I didn't let go, and she yanked hard. Her nails scraped the back of my hand, sharp and hot, drawing blood. The pen eventually fell into her hand.She popped the cap off and, without hesitation, dragged the nib straight across my solid mahogany desk. She drew a donkey, then wrote my name on its back.Tiffany giggled. "See? It looks just like you—stubborn and slow-witted."She spun the pen between her fingers, then knocked it twice against the desk corner. The nib broke. Just like that, a limited-edition Montblanc worth over a million was ruined.I stared at the pen, then at the scribble, and took out my phone to snap photos of the desk and the cut on the back of my hand.Tiffany pouted. "Gosh. All you
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Chapter 4
The year-end company gala was held in a ballroom at a five-star hotel. Hundreds of employees from Harrison Group attended it. Shawn sat at the head of the main table. As his fiancee and business partner, I should've been beside him, but that seat was taken by Tiffany. Well, technically, she wasn't sitting on the chair—she was perched on his lap instead.She wore a low-cut gown and leaned against Shawn as if she would fall apart if she didn't hold onto him. She held his wine glass, feeding him small sips.The maroon liquid trickled down from the corner of his mouth and onto her chest. He laughed, then lowered his head to lick it.The crowd erupted."Mr. Harrison is in a good mood tonight!""They seem really close!"I sat across from the main table, calmly cutting my steak. The gazes around me felt like cameras—some sympathetic, some mocking, but mostly just there to watch the drama unfold.Suddenly, Tiffany grabbed the corporate seal from the table—that should have been locke
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Chapter 5
A week later, I returned home and found my study door wide open. The floor was a mess, with shreds of paper scattered everywhere.Tiffany was sitting on the carpet, scissors in hand, cutting up my audit working papers and archival documents to pieces. She folded the pieces into paper planes and flung them across the room."Woohoo! Here comes the plane!"Seeing me enter, she didn't stop. She even picked up an official notice with a letterhead and waved it at me. "Meredith, you're back! I saw all this paper taking up space, so I thought I'd help you clean it up."My blood ran cold. These were the core audit working papers for the initial public offering of Harrison Group—the only backup of the original supporting documents!There were also several top-secret materials I had been compiling so I could submit them to the regulators as whistleblower evidence. Now, they were all in pieces.If these working papers were lost, I wouldn't just risk having my certified public accountant lice
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Chapter 6
Moral coercion, illegal conversion of assets, forgery, and large-scale financial fraud—every last line that shouldn't have been crossed was trampled under Shawn's and Tiffany's feet at that moment.Shawn stared at me without a shred of guilt in his eyes, just greed and threat. "If you sign off on this guarantee right now, I'll let what you did to Tiffany slide. Otherwise, we'll settle this in court. When word gets out that you abused her, let's see who will still trust you with an audit."I looked at the two of them—one a raging narcissist, the other a psychopath. As much as I was livid, I couldn't explode just yet.The loan agreement was already legally active. If I called the police at this point, Shawn would frame it as a domestic dispute. The funds had already been transferred, which meant recovery would be tricky.Worse, my audit working papers had been destroyed. Before I could make a move, I needed to stabilize the situation and secure more evidence.I wasn't just going t
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Chapter 7
Two weeks later, Shawn and I had our wedding at the most luxurious hotel in the city. At the same time, this was also his Pre-IPO Investor Appreciation Reception.To ensure he would make the most out of that day, he invited all the creditors, investors, and business partners to attend. He also gathered a few financial media outlets to livestream this milestone.The venue glittered with excess. Crystal lights blazed overhead, and fresh flowers covered the entire hall.Dressed in a custom white suit, Shawn stood at the entrance, greeting guests and smiling as if everything in the world had gone his way. Tiffany was beside him. She wore a white "bridesmaid" dress, though the word hardly fit. The cut, the fabric, the long train sweeping three yards behind her made it indistinguishable from a wedding gown.It was more elaborate than mine could ever be.She held onto Shawn's arm and stood at his side so naturally that anyone who saw them would assume she was the bride.Whispers rippl
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Chapter 8
The investors' faces turned pale."That's our investment!""Shawn, you used our funds to bankroll your mistress' shopping and gambling habits?""Call the police! We have to report this!"Shawn's face was ashen, and his whole body was trembling. He pointed at the screen and stammered, "I-It's all fake! Meredith forged them! She's an expert at cooking the books! She framed us!"Tiffany panicked as well. She gathered her dress, trying to make a run for it. "It's not my fault! Shawn made me sign them! I didn't know anything! I'm a victim too!"I moved on to the next slide, revealing the Related-Party Transaction Exemption Statement, along with the voice recording I had captured.Tiffany's voice played clearly. "So, I get to be a boss? That's perfect! I wanna be a CEO!"Then came Shawn's. "As long as the accounts are balanced, we can clear the IPO audit without a problem."There was no denying it anymore. Shawn collapsed to the floor."Turn it off! Turn that shit off!" Tiffany scr
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Chapter 9
I stood to the side calmly, neither sad nor happy. The police forcibly separated Shawn and Tiffany and led them away.As Shawn passed by me, he glared at me with bloodshot eyes. "You… you have the heart of a viper! How could you?"I adjusted my newly fitted glasses. "I gave you chances. When you spent 100 thousand dollars on a designer bag, when I got the lingerie invoices, and when you two tore up my working papers—I warned you every single time, but you chose to ignore the rules."Ignorance is no excuse, Shawn. You have to face the consequences."In the end, Shawn was pushed into the police car. Meanwhile, Tiffany continued wailing, "My bag! My apartment! My money! I'm not going to jail! I can't survive without my favorite food!"The sirens blared, cutting through the city's chaos. What had been a grand wedding had become a spectacular arrest scene.…Three months later, the court issued its verdict.Shawn was convicted of multiple crimes, including wire fraud, securities fra
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