Chapter 26:The Price of Deceit
{Cassius ’s P.O.V.}
Serena’s expression tightened, her eyes narrowing further as she listened to his excuses. “Marcellus,” she said, her voice tinged with disappointment, “I had hoped to spare you some dignity, considering your years of service. If you had been honest, I might have considered leniency. But since you’ve chosen to deceive us further, I have no choice but to reveal everything.”
Her voice, now sharp and cutting, sliced through the hall as she began to recount the evidence with precise, damning detail. “You claimed spoilage, yet the records clearly show that no proper inventory was taken for months. The rot that you speak of wasn’t an unfortunate accident; it was the result of gross negligence. The logbooks, which you conveniently kept under lo
