My words hit the room like a bomb.
The color drained from Derek's face. He stared at me in shock, his lips trembling as if he wanted to speak but couldn't force the words out.
"That's impossible!" he shouted. "I never approved any purchase orders!"
He lunged at me like he'd lost his mind, but Marcus's bodyguards stopped him before he could get close.
I smiled faintly. "I paid for those surveillance cameras myself," I said. "Now that Mr. Shaw finally knows about them, don't forget to reimburse me."
Suki froze beside him. Tear stains still clung to her face, but panic had already replaced the helpless innocence in her eyes.
"Claire..." Her voice shook. "How could you do this? This restaurant belongs to all of us..."
I let out a cold laugh. "All of us?" I repeated. "My father poured hi
