Chapter 6

Something feels off.

Leo is obsessed with his image.

He usually plays the sophisticated gentleman in front of outsiders.

But today?

First, he tried a board coup, and now he lets his mom barge into my house to strong-arm me.

His obsession with this company is getting way out of hand.

Why is he so desperate to steal the company from me?

What dirty business exactly is he pulling behind my back?

To find out what he's really up to,

I head straight to the company data center early the next morning.

When I first built our internal comm system, I left a master-access for myself.

So I can pull every server log and recording backup — including Leo’s internal office lines.

I trusted him so blindly that I never bothered to look at his logs before.

I pull up his call history and surveillance footage from the past month.

The progress bar loads.

A whiny, high-pitched voice echoes from the speakers.

"Leo, you are so impressive.

When we merge next month, I wanna be co-CEO!"

In the video, a woman caked in makeup is leaning against the desk in Leo's former office, adjusting his tie while flirting.

Leo holds a glass of scotch in one hand, while his other hand slides around her waist, like he’s done it a thousand times.

He’s grinning like he owns the world.

"Not just a merge, babe. What's mine is yours.

I built this eight-figure powerhouse from scratch. It’ll all belong to our kids someday."

Those words make my blood run cold.

My knuckles turn white against the mouse.