My CEO HUSBAND sign the divorce novel Chapter 167

Chapter 167: conspiracy

‎"I’ll give you a choice."

‎My voice was calm as I looked at him.

‎"If you tell me the truth now, I might consider letting you resign quietly."

‎I paused—just long enough for the weight of my words to settle.

‎"But if you continue lying..."

‎My gaze darkened.

‎"I’ll hand you over to the police."

‎Silence.

‎"And with what you’ve done—" I added coldly, "you won’t just lose your job. You’ll pay for the damages... and then serve jail time."

‎His face drained of color.

‎"I... I’ll talk," he stammered quickly. "I’ll tell you everything. Just—please don’t take my job away..."

‎I raised a brow.

‎"So you’d rather go to prison?"

‎"That’s not what I meant, CEO Blackwood!"

‎"Then speak."

‎

‎He swallowed hard, his hands trembling slightly.

‎"When... when Sophia returned from New York... she wasn’t in a good state."

‎He hesitated, choosing his words carefully.

‎"She was angry. And... she blamed Director Alicia for everything."

‎My expression didn’t change.

‎But my gaze sharpened.

‎"She came to me crying," he continued, voice lower now. "Asking why things turned out this way... saying Director Alicia ruined her chances..."

‎A beat.

‎"And you decided to help her."

‎It wasn’t a question.

‎He lowered his head.

‎"...Yes."

‎"Continue."

‎

‎"At that time... Lucas Summer approached Sophia. He wanted to work with her—to target Director Alicia."

‎My fingers stilled slightly against the desk.

‎"But Sophia couldn’t get involved directly," he rushed to add. "So... I took it upon myself."

‎"On your own?" I asked flatly.

‎"...Yes."

‎"I arranged for someone from the technical department to access internal data," he said.

‎"He used his brother’s credentials... got into the system when no one was around... and passed the information to me."

‎His voice grew quieter.

‎"I then contacted Échelon Industries."

‎"They were interested."

‎"So I sold it."

‎

‎The room fell silent.

‎Cold.

‎Heavy.

‎

‎"At first, no one noticed," he continued nervously. "But when Director Alicia returned..."

‎He hesitated again.

‎"I used information Sophia had mentioned—that she often came to your office during lunch."

‎His eyes flickered up briefly.

‎"I used that to... shift suspicion."

‎

‎My gaze turned icy.

‎"You made it look like she leaked it."

‎His voice dropped to almost a whisper.

‎"...Yes."

‎

‎Silence stretched.

‎This time

‎he didn’t dare speak again.

‎

‎I leaned back slightly in my chair, studying him.

‎So this was how it was done.

‎Not clever.

‎Not even careful.

‎Just... calculated enough.

‎

‎"Is that everything?" I asked.

‎He nodded quickly. "Yes—yes, that’s everything!"

‎I watched him for a moment longer.

‎Then

‎I smiled faintly.

‎

‎"You’ve just confessed to corporate espionage, data theft, and defamation."

‎His body stiffened instantly.

‎"And you think this ends with resignation?"

‎

‎His lips trembled.

‎"CEO Blackwood, I" I pressed the intercom

‎"Jane, have the securities come inside."

‎"Yes, sir."

‎The door opened immediately.

Two securities came in along with jane following behind them.

‎"Hand him over to the police."

"And find the employee that helped him".

‎My tone didn’t change.

‎"Include every piece of evidence."

‎I paused.

‎Then added

‎"Make sure the charges stick."

‎"Understood."

As he was dragged out, his voice broke into panic.

"CEO Blackwood! You said!"

I didn’t look at him.

"I said I’d consider it."

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