Reserved Seat, Broken Promise, New Crown Novel

In the first week of the audit , the cracks in Sullivan Tech's accounts began to surface . Grant had misappropriated 8.6 million in company funds . of that , 800,000 had gone to the diamond ring . The rest had all flowed into accounts belonging to companies affiliated with the Ray family , under the name of " strategic cooperation prepayments " , yet there was no actual business to support them . Worse still were three so - called " loss - making strategic contracts . " Every partner company belonged to the Ray family .

Together , they had caused Sullivan Tech a cumulative loss of 21 million . The head of the audit team placed the report on my desk , his expression grave . " Ms. Sanderson , we recommend referring the matter to law enforcement . " I stared at the numbers , my heart sinking as if plunged into icy water . For three years , I had eaten instant noodles with him , squeezed onto subways , saved every possible cent to pour back into the company , and he had taken that money to fill the Ray family's bottomless pit . He had even planned to give Sophie 10 % equity .

" Send the legal demand notices first , " I said quietly . " Give Grant and the Ray family three days to return all the funds . If they fail to do so , we proceed through legal channels . " " Understood . " That same afternoon , after the notices went out , Grant stormed into my office . " Natalie ! " He slammed the letter onto my desk . " Do you really have to be this ruthless ? " I looked up at him calmly . " Mr. Sullivan , you're the one who misappropriated corporate funds . And you're calling me ruthless ? " Chapter 8 88.89 % וויז