All Chapters of I Take the Fall, but They Pay the Price: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

"Flynn, do you think resigning means you're off the hook? Dream on! You've cost the company at least 8 million dollars!"I had barely returned to my desk when Liam Johnson swept everything I had just packed up onto the floor. He stood there, berating me with an arrogant look on his face.My coworkers exchanged glances, but no one said a word.I retorted, "Then, what do you want me to do?"Liam immediately stuck his nose up, crowing, "Obviously, I want you to cover the shortfall and make up for the company's losses! Also, you have to hand over all the projects you're currently working on and stay on to help us finish them!"The projects under my name were practically the lifeblood of the company. Each of them was a major client, and I had poured my blood, sweat, and tears into winning them.Liam wasn't just trying to pin the allegations of embezzlement and accounting fraud onto me.He wanted to squeeze every bit of value out of me before I left.I turned to my wife, Megan Grant.

Chapter 2

Liam immediately put on a pitiful expression and said to Megan, "Ms. Grant, since I'm that useless, maybe I should just leave."He turned to walk out the door.Megan panicked and grabbed him. "Who said you're useless? As long as I'm around, no one can kick you out!"Then, she turned to me and snapped, "Flynn, I'm so disappointed in you! How could you use your seniority to bully your junior? Liam works hard and takes his job seriously. He may only be an assistant now, but I believe that with enough time, he'll become one of the industry's rising stars!"I couldn't help but laugh when I heard that.Ever since Liam joined the company, Megan had blindly believed in his abilities and repeatedly handed him important projects to give him experience.The result? He had botched several major deals and nearly offended one of our long-standing suppliers.If I hadn't swallowed my pride and personally gone to apologize and make amends, the supplier would have escalated the matter to our head

Chapter 3

Seeing that I still refused to back down, Megan's expression darkened. "Flynn, you're really pushing your luck. If you want to leave that badly, then go ahead. Just don't come crawling back to me when you can't find another job."I snorted. "Don't worry. That day will never come."What she did not know was that I would not be the one crying next. It would be them.In order to protect the company's interests, the chairman had ordered me to install monitoring software on all the company's computers on the day we opened our doors.Once he retrieved those system logs, their lies would fall apart!When that happened, they wouldn't just be facing massive financial fines; they would be facing prison time too!…That night, I packed my bags at home and asked my lawyer to draw up divorce papers.Once I'd taken care of everything, I checked into a hotel.I had just lain down and opened my phone to think about my plans for the future when it suddenly buzzed several times.It was a video

Chapter 4

I had no reason to refuse.After we agreed on my start date, I politely declined their invitation to lunch and prepared to leave for my next appointment.Unexpectedly, the moment I stepped out of the private room, I ran into Megan and Liam.The pair froze for a moment.Megan looked at me in confusion and asked, "What are you doing here?"In the ten years we had been together, Megan had never heard me mention an interest in coffee, let alone see me frequent a place like this.Liam suddenly jumped to his own conclusions. "How could you, Flynn? Did you hear we were meeting a client here today and deliberately followed us?"I could not help but laugh.Although meeting here was just a coincidence, I did have something I needed to discuss with Megan.I headed toward her and said, "I need to talk to you."At those words, Megan's expression instantly softened.A hint of triumph appeared in her eyes, but her tone remained even. "So, you finally realized you were wrong after spending

Chapter 5

Seeing his chance to move up slip away once again, Liam glared at me with resentment, but his words remained agreeable. "That's right, Flynn. Megan just looked after me for one night because she's kind. Don't get the wrong idea."Back when I was working on a project, I had attended nine business dinners in just three days and ended up in the hospital for a bleeding ulcer. Megan claimed she was too busy with work and never came to see me once.Now, when Liam had a questionable case of stomach trouble, she was worried enough to spend the entire night by his side.The fact that they were of the opposite sex and spending the night alone together didn't seem to bother her in the slightest.It was clearly just a difference of who mattered to her and who didn't.Even though she said that she wouldn't divorce me, I knew that it wasn't because of love.For ten years, I had devoted myself entirely to her.Wherever she needed something, I was always the first to provide it.She was used t

Chapter 6

The moment Liam heard his name, he instantly lost his composure. "T-That's nonsense!"I ignored him and handed the USB drive to Sam's secretary, Peter, who plugged it into a computer.The next second, every action performed on Liam's computer appeared on the screen.At various times, he had repeatedly transferred money from the company's accounts into a personal bank account.He had even quietly altered the financial records afterward to conceal the missing funds.For a moment, everyone fell silent.Even Megan, who had been determined to protect Liam, was at a loss for words.Sam snorted coldly. "Well? Do you have anything to say, Liam?"The evidence was undeniable, but Liam still refused to give up. He pleaded pitifully, "Mr. Davis, you have to believe me! I've always been completely loyal to the company. Flynn must have deliberately set me up!"He's hated me for a long time. He must have known you were coming here today and fabricated this video just to frame me!"Megan cou

Chapter 7

How could Liam seriously bring such a pathetic excuse to Sam?Yet, to my surprise, Megan actually believed him.She looked back and forth suspiciously between Alan and me before suddenly snapping at me. "Flynn, I thought the worst you'd do was get jealous and throw a little tantrum. I never imagined you'd stoop this low!"Everyone else was stunned. They stared at Megan with expressions that were impossible to describe.I could practically see the word "embarrassing" written across Sam's face.Finally, he could not take it anymore and snapped, "Enough! You're the president of a company, yet you're shrieking here like a hysterical woman. Have you lost your dignity?"Megan's face instantly flushed red.She opened her mouth to defend herself, but Sam continued, "When we established the branch, I personally instructed Flynn to install monitoring software on every computer. If you're questioning the authenticity of this footage, does that mean you're suggesting that I fabricated it?"

Chapter 8

To help Megan recover from that ordeal as quickly as possible, I made a private arrangement with Sam.I promised that if he agreed to make Megan the president, I would stay and help turn it into the most profitable division in the company.Unfortunately, that chapter of my life ended just like our marriage had.After seven years, it came to an abrupt end.I said calmly, "It's all in the past. There's no need to bring it up."Peter wisely fell silent.Sam glanced at Megan, growing angrier the more he thought about it. "You took a perfectly good company and turned it into a complete mess! "Not only did you allow employees to frame their colleagues, but you even had the nerve to fire one of the people who built this branch! If anyone deserves to be fired, it's you!"With that, he immediately ordered Peter to publish an announcement on the company's website and group chat, formally removing Megan from her position as president and clearing my name.Finally, he instructed HR to te

Chapter 9

Megan's reputation in the industry was completely ruined, so no company was willing to hire her.In the end, she had no choice but to survive on odd jobs.As for Liam, no one knew where he had disappeared to. He still had not been caught.I wasn't sure whether I should consider myself lucky, but when Megan and I got married, she insisted on signing a prenup. Thanks to that, none of this had any financial impact on me.To cut ties with Megan as quickly as possible, I hired a lawyer to file for divorce.I thought that after that, we'd have nothing to do with each other again.I was wrong.One day, just as I arrived at my new office, I saw Megan standing outside the building.She looked nothing like the confident woman she had once been.She looked so worn down that she seemed ten years older.The moment she saw me, she rushed over with tears welling in her eyes. "Flynn, please help me. Just this one last time. I know you have a close relationship with Mr. Davis. If you could ju

Chapter 10

As I listened to her story, which was getting increasingly ridiculous, I could not help but frown. "Megan Grant, we're separated now."Megan did not seem to care. "Being separated doesn't mean we're divorced. We've been together for ten years. We have plenty of chances to start over."Since Megan had refused to sign the divorce papers, our divorce had yet to be finalized.There was no point in arguing with her. I took out the divorce petition, along with all the videos and text messages Liam had sent me."These are all evidence of how you betrayed me," I said, showing them to her. "Along with the testimony from Mr. Davis and the others, it's more than enough to prove that our marriage has completely broken down. It's only a matter of time before the court grants the divorce. You're on your own after that."I stood up and turned to leave.However, Megan could not accept it. She hurried after me and grabbed my arm. "Flynn, there was nothing between Liam and me! I only treated him d

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