Wrong Move: Scamming the Boss

"What kind of place do you think this is? How can someone like you just waltz in?"Bewildered, I looked up at the front office manager approaching me.I had personally come to inspect the five-star hotel my husband recently acquired. I had just sat down in the lobby to rest since I was tired. Was that not allowed?Seeing that I didn't respond, the woman gave me an even more disgusted look."What are you staring at? The air conditioning and WiFi in the hotel lobby aren't for freeloaders like you! Do you have any idea how much it costs to run the electricity here? Or how much a minute of Internet access costs?"She looked me up and down, assessing me as though I were a piece of garbage. In the end, she curled her lips into a mocking smile."Looking at your shabby appearance… How about we do it this way? I won't make things hard for you. Just hand over 200 grand in Internet costs right now and then get out. I'll pretend I never saw you."Behind her, two tall, expressionless securit

"What? Still not giving up?" Jessica mocked.When she saw me standing there dazed, she thought I was dumbfounded by the blow, and her disdainful expression deepened."Are you jealous? Jealous that my husband pampers me so much? I'll have you know that some people are born with silver spoons, while others are born with nothing! No matter how jealous you are, you can't change your fate!"At that, she lost her last shred of patience and waved a hand at the two security guards."Stop wasting words with her! Someone who disrupts the hotel's business like this should be taught a good lesson! Drag her to the storage room in the back!"She then turned to face me. "If you don't come up with money for the Internet costs today, don't even think about leaving through that door!""Yes, Ms. Shields!"The two security guards pounced on me like preying beasts.I instinctively stepped back, but they grabbed my arms from left and right. Their strength was terrifying, and my resistance was a futi

Well, wasn't that just great?I braced myself against the wall and shakily stood up. The intense pain made every movement feel like I was being torn apart, but I still straightened up.I looked at Melvin, the driver whom I had always treated well and who always received a holiday bonus. My voice wasn't loud, but it carried a bone-chilling coldness when I spoke again."Melvin, you've got quite the nerve. Did you think that by getting a face like my husband's, you could actually become him?"I'll tell you this—you'd better pray right now that I walk out of this door completely unharmed today. If I lose a single hair on my head, or get one more bruise on my body…"I carefully thought of my next words before saying, "Hey, Melvin. Is your mother still taking her heart medication on time?"At that, his face instantly turned pale.I continued, "And your father's kidney dialysis, three times a week. The cost isn't exactly low, is it?"Melvin's clenched fists betrayed the storm raging i

What happened after was no longer any of my concern. Ian's wrath was something no one could withstand."Melvin is suspected of multiple crimes, including fraud, identity forgery, embezzlement, and intentional assault. There's a huge amount of money involved, and the circumstances are particularly severe. He has been formally arrested."Lucas adjusted his glasses, speaking in a calm tone as if he were merely relaying the weather. "With combined penalties for multiple crimes, the lawyer says he won't need to consider coming out for the rest of his life."I nodded. This outcome was what I had expected."What about his family?" I asked."His mother had a heart attack upon hearing about his arrest and didn't survive despite rescue efforts."Lucas paused, then continued, "His father was unable to handle the blow and had a mental breakdown, resulting in him being sent to a psychiatric hospital."His sister… was expelled from school. Because Melvin owed a large amount in high-interest