My stomach dropped. The lie was so specific it was almost believable.
Darren’s sharp gaze sliced into me, as if I was the devil. "Eliana, I know you didn't want me to launch the product. But this?" He shook his head. "I didn't know you could go this low."
My pulse pounded. "You actually believe this garbage?"
Janine's shrill voice pierced the room. "Of course he does! This was your plan all along, wasn't it? To ruin my son and drag his company down with you?"
Before I could defend myself, Sally's smooth, false voice cut through. "Wait. Fighting won't help. Michael...where's the flash drive now?"
Michael swallowed hard. "I—I gave it to Miss Eliana."
The air shifted. Every head turned toward me.
Sally smirked. "Then there’s an easy way to clear this up. Search her things. If it’s not there, she’s innocent."
I glared at her. "This is your game, isn't it?"
She tilted her head innocently, but the gleam in her eyes betrayed her.
Darren’s jaw ticked. "Search everything. She better pray they don’t find it…"
The minutes dragged like hours. And then the guards returned —holding the flash drive up like a trophy.
My blood went cold.