It wasn’t a question—it was a threat. Diane broke into a cold sweat. The fear was suffocating, but there was no turning back now. She had already crossed the line.
“I—I was foolish.”
Diane sobbed.
“Our family suddenly fell on hard times and I desperately needed a large sum of money. I gave in to temptation, just once. I only touched the reports once. Please believe me, Your Grace.”
Her shoulders shook uncontrollably as she pled her case with desperation.
“Madam found out. She used it to blackmail me into…”
“What a waste of time.”
Yohan rose from his seat. He gave a quiet order to the commissioner standing beside him.
“Charge her. As you see fit.”
“Understood.”
As you see fit. That meant it wouldn’t end with a simple embezzlement charge. He was a man who could fabricate any evidence he wanted if…
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