PART 7 — The Deal Ends

Finnley slid one folder across the table.
"Breach of ethics."
Another folder.
"Financial misconduct."
A third.
"Misrepresentation to shareholders."
"We're withdrawing every line of credit."
Jasper's face drained of color.
"You can't."
Finnley looked directly into his eyes.
"I already did."
Within forty-eight hours...
Banks froze expansion funding.
Clients delayed contracts.
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Stockholders demanded answers.
The empire Jasper thought he built alone began collapsing.