Derek simply misunderstood the legality of transferring four million dollars of client funds into an offshore shell account registered in the Cayman Islands. I am sure your portfolio was not part of the two point five million dollar margin call he defaulted on last Tuesday. Or the sixty thousand dollar recurring medical retainers he has been hiding for the past ten years. The real estate mogul choked on his drink.
The other two investors physically stepped back, their eyes wide with sudden, catastrophic financial panic. I continued, my voice unwavering and sharp. I would highly recommend auditing your escrow accounts by tomorrow morning, gentlemen. The Securities and Exchange Commission has frozen his assets, but the money he funneled through his junior broker’s name might already be gone.
Barbara’s face turned a violent shade of purple. The investors did not wait to hear her defense. They immediately pulled out their mobile phones, turning their backs on her and walking rapidly toward the exit to call their personal attorneys. In less than sixty seconds, I had systematically dismantled the financial foundation of her entire social empire.
Barbara grabbed my arm, her manicured nails digging painfully into the fabric of my uniform. Her eyes were wide with a frantic, unhinged fury. She leaned in close, her voice a venomous hiss. You need to come with me right now, she demanded.
I allowed her to drag me away from the crowded ballroom, through a narrow hallway, and into a secluded, dimly lit coatroom. The moment the heavy wooden door clicked shut behind us, cutting off the noise of the gala, Barbara completely lost her mind. The polished, high society matriarch vanished, replaced by a desperate, cornered predator. Are you out of your mind, Barbara screamed, pacing in the small space between the racks of expensive coats.
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