The Widow’s Fate They Chose Was My Escape Plan Chapter 24
The short-acting sedative had been administered by the physician under strict monitoring, and the records were real.
But if we handed them over now, the chairman would insist we had deliberately misled the board.
If we didn’t, he could still take over Quinn Industries on the grounds that we had concealed health information.
This wasn’t an investigation.
It was a double-edged sword, prepared long ago.
“The chairman offered another option,” Sebastian said softly. “If my mother transfers her voting shares and I resign my post, he won’t pursue the matter.”
A cold laugh came from the doorway.
Eleanor strode in and dropped her handbag on the desk.
“In his dreams.”
The Quinn family lawyer came in behind her. He said Hudson Crest’s special committee would hold a hearing in five days. Not only was the chairman demanding a review of the relocation, but he had also included my legal name change, the source of funding for my agency, and my marital status in the submitted materials.
“They’re claiming Ms. Lena may have used the marriage to influence Mr. Quinn’s judgment and profit from it.”
I stared at the line, my fingers tightening.
Three years ago, the Sterlings had said I made things public to cling to Hayden.
Three years later, someone else was saying that caring for my husband and running a licensed agency meant I was after the Quinn family’s money.
In the eyes of people like them, a girl with no one to rely on must always have ulterior motives.
Sebastian was about to speak, but I pressed a hand over his.
“Don’t agree to a settlement. And don’t explain on my behalf.”
“Lena?”
I picked up the encrypted message, then took the signed settlement agreement from the safe, along with my nursing assistant certificate and the agency license.
“If he wants an investigation, then let the special committee investigate everything.”
“But this time, we won’t be the only ones under scrutiny.”