Last Life I Saved His Company, This Life I'm Watching It Burn

I looked down at Nerina, a smirk playing on my lips. "Nerina, since you're such a lucky charm, let's see if God will grant you a miracle in prison."

Before long, the cops arrived.

When Nerina was dragged away, she kept struggling and shrieking, "Save me, Alistair! I don't want to go to jail! Zoe Carlisle, you fucking bitch, you'll die a horrible death!"

Alistair tried to stop them, but the cops gave him a stern warning. "Mr. Kingsley, please cooperate with the investigation. If you were involved in the decision-making, you'll also be held legally responsible."

The blood drained from his face as he could do nothing but watch Nerina being shoved into the police car.

The employees in the hall didn't get their money back, but they cheered as they watched Nerina being hauled away.

Alistair turned around and glared at me. "Are you happy now, Zoe? Nerina is such an innocent young lady, yet you just had to send her to prison! Do you have any idea what a criminal record will do to her? It'll ruin her whole life!"

I straightened my collar and responded calmly, "I'm not the one who ruined her. Her greed did, and so did your indulgence. This is just the beginning, Alistair. Do you really think you can walk away unscathed as the legal representative of the company?"

He snorted. "It's just 500 thousand dollars. I'll pay it back tomorrow! I'm going to bail Nerina out, and I'm going to show you that your little tricks are completely useless!"

I smiled and remained silent. Did he really think this was just about 500 thousand? To buy all those scratch-off tickets, Nerina had dipped into the reserve funds of several different departments.

Furthermore, to show off during her livestreams, she'd even forged my signature. I had already gathered all the evidence for these crimes.

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Early the following morning, Alistair arrived at the police station with the money to bail Nerina out, only to be informed that she was ineligible for bail due to her involvement in multiple counts of fraud and the forgery of official documents. He caused a scene at the police station entrance and was eventually detained for disrupting public order.

I took this opportunity to call an emergency shareholders' meeting. "Fellow shareholders, as CEO, Alistair has indulged his subordinate's embezzlement of company funds, causing serious damage to the company's image. I propose we strip him of all duties and hold him legally responsible."

The shareholders, who had long been dissatisfied with Alistair, cast their votes in favor of the motion one after another.

When I delivered the dismissal notice to the detention center, Alistair looked utterly defeated. He stared at me through the iron bars and asked hoarsely, "Do you really have to go this far, Zoe? Does our relationship of so many years mean less than 500 thousand dollars?"

Meeting his gaze, I didn't feel a single thing. "When you killed me, why didn't you ever think about our relationship?"

He froze. "What are you on about? When did I ever kill you?"

Realizing I had slipped up, I sneered, "What you're doing now is no different from killing me, Alistair. Now, you can reflect on that properly while you're in there. After all, your little lucky charm is still waiting for you!"

I spun around and left. Behind me, he bellowed, "Zoe Carlisle! Don't get ahead of yourself! Nerina's a lucky charm; her luck will definitely turn around! When we get out, I'll make sure you lose everything!"

I stopped in my tracks and spared him another glance. "Sure, I'll be waiting. But before that, you might want to explain why another five million dollars is missing from the company accounts."

His expression froze, and his pupils contracted. He lunged forward and gripped the iron bars, demanding, "What the fuck are you talking about? Don't you dare frame me, Zoe Carlisle!"

I waved the USB drive in my hand. "Nerina didn't just buy scratch cards; she also opened an overseas gambling account under your name. Why don't you guess where those five million dollars are now, Alistair?"