Lahat ng Kabanata ng I'm no Scapegoat, I'm Your Boss: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

Howard, the finance manager, answered with eager obedience. "I'll bring someone over and check right away." Less than three minutes later, Howard entered the office with Kevin, the manager for the purchasing department. They closed the door behind them and lowered the blinds. Jane slammed the forged confession onto the desk and spoke quietly to Howard. "Transfer fifty thousand dollars into Mavis's account. Mark it as payment for gold so the money trail looks legitimate." Howard nodded and pulled out his phone. "Understood. I'll use a personal account so it can't be traced back to the company." Kevin joined as well. "I've prepared two different versions of the contract. Once she puts her thumbprint on the confession, she'll be personally responsible for the entire shortfall. The branch will have nothing to do with this, as it will be treated as her personal actions." I watched the three of them plot in front of me, stunned by the sheer ridiculousness of it all. "You're forgi

All four guards charged me at once inside the record room. Two grabbed my arms, twisted them behind my back, and slammed me against the wall. "Stop moving, or I'll kill you!" Their hands clamped around my wrists and wrenched my arms higher. My wrists started bleeding, and my joints hurt from being squeezed as they almost popped. I fought back as best I could and drove my heel down on one guard's toes. "Get off me! You're helping them commit a crime!" The security guard cursed and tightened his grip. The confession letter fell to the floor, and they were even stepped on quite a few times. Jane walked forward, grabbed my hair, and forced my head back. With her other hand, she seized mine and dragged it toward the ink pad. "You don't have a choice! You're taking the blame today, whether you like it or not!" - The elevator indicator at the end of the hall lit up. Thomas straightened his tie and hurried over to greet the inspection team. Branch employees had packed the are

"Mr. Gomez, everyone in the company knows Mavis is good with computers!" Thomas forced himself to stay calm and pointed to the report in the lead auditor's hands. He pushed himself off the floor and tried to reclaim the authority of a general manager. "She must have stolen my administrator password and altered the records to frame me!" Jane's eyes lit up. She collapsed to her knees and burst into tears. "Mr. Gomez, you have to help us! Mavis hid her identity and came to the branch. Maybe she embezzled the money herself, then stole my password and changed the data when she realized she might be caught!" I pulled over a chair, sat down, and crossed my legs. "I'm the only heiress to the Gomez Group. Why would I steal a mere five hundred thousand dollars?" Thomas used that opportunity and immediately said, "She may not need money, but young people do reckless things for the thrill of it. Maybe she traded gold and lost everything!" He put on a pained expression. "She may have pa

At the same time, Howard, who was restrained at the corner, finally broke. He looked at Thomas being pinned to the floor, then at the hotel records scattered around them, and knew it was all over. If he kept resisting, he could spend the rest of his life in prison, too. He collapsed on the floor and crawled forward. "Sir! Ma'am! I confess! I'll tell you everything! Thomas forced me to do it. I had no choice. He threatened to fire me if I refused!" Thomas jerked his head up and glared at him, his eyes red. "You're lying! When did I ever force you? You stole the money. Don't drag me down with you!" Howard pulled out his phone with shaking hands and opened a hidden audio file. "Change every approval step to that intern's name. Once it's done, I'll give you thirty thousand dollars. If you can't handle something this simple, you're fired tomorrow." Thomas's voice rang clearly through the hall as Howard played the recording. It proved that he had ordered the changes and threatene

Three months later… The judge struck the gavel, and the sound echoed through the courtroom. "Thomas Jones and Jane Lynch are found guilty of misappropriating company funds, embezzlement, and criminal intimidation. The evidence is conclusive, and the sentences will be combined." The judge read the final ruling in his stern voice. "Thomas Jones is sentenced to fifteen years in prison, and all his personal assets will be confiscated. Jane Lynch is sentenced to twelve years in prison and fined. The sentences take effect immediately." Thomas and Jane sat at the defense table in their orange jumpsuits. In the short three months, most of Thomas's hair had turned white, and he had begun to become crooked. Jane looked worse. Her face was hollow, and none of her old arrogance remained. They turned toward me in the public gallery and began to sob. "Mavis, we know what we did was wrong... Please, give us another chance..." Their regret came too late. Their tears meant nothing to