Second Life Trillionaire; They Will Regret It

Chapter 0004: Cornered

"Why exactly are we listening to this fool?" Harold, an executive of Cavendish Inc., remarked. "Just have him bundled away already. Some time in a cool cell would surely straighten him out."

"I agree, we shouldn't be wasting our time."

As the executives laughed and jeered, Max took out his phone and called a number.

"The police are already on their way so if you've got any proof, you'd best show it now." Bernard said in a mocking tone.

It was clear none of them believed that he had evidence to save himself, hence the reason they didn't take him seriously.

Their plan was well thought out but they did not anticipate that Max would have a second at life and this time, he had the right tools to poke holes in their perfect plan.

With a smirk, he replied. "She'll be here shortly."

His response caught a few off guard, as they couldn't understand why he was still so calm.

Just then, there was a knock at the door, drawing everyone's attention.

“Who's there?” Bernard asked in slight annoyance.

Before the person could respond, Max got to his feet and walked to the door to open it before ushering in the lady standing outside.

Harold's expression shifted as he recognized the young lady to be Max's personal assistant, Tasha.

Usually a confident woman, she seemed quite tense at that moment as she found herself in an office filled with powerful individuals.

“Take a deep breath,” Max remarked. “You can do this. I promise nothing bad will happen.”

Tasha met his gaze, allowing her to calm her nerves.

“What's the meaning of this, Maximilian?... This is not the time for you to frolic with your secretary.” Mirabel coldly remarked while glaring at Tasha.

She'd never liked Tasha simply because Tasha was prettier than her, a fact that was not unnoticed by Bernard, who didn't bother trying to hide the lust in his eyes.

“Of course.” Max smiled. “I brought Tasha here because she has something to say to you all.”

Then, he glanced at Tasha and gestured for her to go ahead only for Harold to speak up.

“You'd better not say rubbish, Tasha, else, you can forget about spending any more time in this company.”

“Shut your mouth and let her speak.” Max growled, frightening Harold into silence.

Taking a deep breath, Tasha remarked. “I was the one that made the transfers into Max's account.”

“Don't say rubbish, girl!... What do you think you are doing?” Harold lashed out.

Ignoring Harold's words, Tasha continued. “But I didn't do it because I wanted to, I was forced.”

“By who?” Max asked.

“You better watch your mouth!... Don't say what you'll regret!” Harold bellowed, unable to sit still any longer.

“Interrupt her one more time, and I promise to make you regret it,” Max warned, to which Harold replied.

“Who do you think you are?”

“I will not warn you again. Shut your mouth.” Max bellowed before turning to Tasha. "Continue."

Taking a deep breath, Tasha continued. “It was Harold O'Malley, sir. He was the one that asked me to make the transfer.”

“Lies!... How dare you accuse me like this?... You have made a huge mistake and I will make sure you pay dearly!” Harold coldly threatened Tasha, causing her to visibly panic.

Just then, she felt Max's strong hand on her shoulder, allowing her to pull through the fear.

“Miss Tasha, you do understand the consequences of falsely accusing an executive, right?” Mirabel finally spoke up in a bid to deal with the escalating situation.

Tasha nodded. “Yes ma'am.”

“Good. Now then, do you have any proof that Harold forced you to make the transfer as you claim?”

“No, I don't. But I'm not lying.” Tasha said only for Mirabel to lash out.

“And you expect us to believe that just because you said so?... You must take us for fools, Tasha, to think you can say whatever you like. Well then, since you have decided to perpetuate lies, I no longer see a need to keep you as a part of this company.”

“No, Miss, you have to believe me…”

“Shut your mouth!” Mirabel bellowed as she slammed her hands on the table.

Tasha backed away in fright, her heart pounding frantically as she felt like she'd made a mistake.