Mr. Alistair wrote *withdrawn before execution* across the subscription agreement and handed it to his counsel. The document now recorded that no closing had occurred.
“Our diligence is suspended,” he told the interim CEO. “Preserve every representation and communication. We will proceed through counsel.”
A few executives who had mocked me tried to approach.
“Miss Hayes, we had no idea,” one began.
“You had enough information to avoid laughing at an injured person,” I said. “Give your statements to the investigators.”
The hotel security supervisor opened the preserved footage on his system.
One angle showed the guards pulling me backward as Chloe extended her heel. The other showed her looking down before she pressed her shoe onto my phone.
Both angles contradicted her claim of an a
