The Final Seduction novel Chapter 22

Brandon returned to the country at once, and Joseph later filled him in.

Apparently, before Brandon had left for Fleurkenstein, he had mistakenly admitted during a party that Roxanne was his wife. Someone at the event had maliciously recorded it and was now using it to blackmail the Slewmans' board members, extorting them for a large amount of hush money.

This enraged the board, and they collectively concluded that the Lesterfields were the masterminds behind this. So, in retaliation, they hired multiple hackers to infiltrate the Lesterfields' company's systems and steal countless business secrets.

If the Lesterfields' company secrets were exposed, their stock prices would crash. Then, they would undoubtedly go bankrupt and be left with an insurmountable debt.

Brandon immediately rushed to attend the board meeting. When he arrived, he overheard the board members ridiculing the Lesterfields.

"The Lesterfields are finished this time. Not only do we have information on Dillon Lesterfield's lifetime of hard work, but we also know about the covered-up bribery suspicions surrounding Ezra Lesterfield. Once these are made public, the Lesterfields will be universally condemned. In fact, the whole family may even be locked up for a few years."

"Dillon Lesterfield's two daughters can't escape either, right? His youngest, Roxanne, may have married Brandon Slewman in secret, but she's still a Lesterfield at the end of the day. And given the feud between her family and the Slewmans, Brandon can't protect her this time."

"We really have to thank Brandon for marrying her in secret. Once this is revealed, we can watch from the shadows and place the blame on Brandon's head! Hahaha!"

Brandon couldn't stand to hear another word. Violently shoving the doors open, he surveyed everyone in the room with an icy gaze.

"I see you've all been conspiring behind my back. Were you all trying to surprise me?" he stated.

The board members jumped in shock and then quickly got out of their seats. With forced smiles, they said, "Mr. Slewman, you're back. I think you're mistaken. We're not plotting anything at all—"

Brandon held up his hand and silenced everyone. Then, he demanded, "Hand over the secrets."

The board members exchanged treacherous glances.

Before Brandon could continue, they took advantage of their numbers and quickly seized him.

"We're sorry, Mr. Slewman, but we're doing this for your family," one of them said.