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I shoved the stack of documents across my desk and watched as she reluctantly flipped through them. This was a bit of a formality at this point. I'd been describing her husband's mistakes for the last few minutes while closely watching her. She didn't want to believe, but she did.
It made sense if you knew Bill. Oh, he certainly looked the part of a bright young executive. Great hair, chiseled features, lean build, even a dimple when he smiled. He looked like he'd stepped out of a Brooks Brothers ad. The perfect example of junior executive on his way up.
But if you really knew how Bill operated, it was a slightly different story. He might look the part, but it was all surface level. Bill didn't care much for the nitty-gritty of how the business actually worked. He'd rather schmooze the board of directors than talk to the shop foremen who kept this company moving.
That was what offended me about him. I didn't look like a shiny executive Ken doll like him because I'd clawed my way up from the manufacturing side fifteen years earlier. My MBA wasn't from some prestigious Ivy League, but I actually knew the nuts and bolts of this operation. I looked like semi-pro wrestler than a polo player. I was big, broad, and bald: facts which this young punk liked to tease me about when he thought I wasn't looking. Yet despite my knowledge and seniority, this asshole was on the fast track to promotion.
His wife was the real cherry on the sundae. I stared across at her now. Of course Bill would have someone like her at his side. Goddam gorgeous. Her cascading waterfall of brilliant blonde hair was currently tucked away in a sensible bun matching her similarly serious attire, but I could sense the outrageous curves hidden beneath the surface atop legs that went on for a country mile. Bill had bragged more than once about how great her tits were, but it was I think he might have undersold them. She was another bright young professional like him, of course. Idiot. If he'd been a real man, he'd have put a baby or two in her by now. A woman this fine shouldn't spend her days in business suits.
The easy way might just have been to smash his face in, but quick revenge wasn't enough. I wanted to hurt Bill in a profound way that I could savor for a long time.
When I went digging, I found dirt eventually. Bill was responsible for some of the federal reporting. He probably liked seeing his name prominently displayed on all of the reports. But apparently he hadn't cared enough to actually learn how to fill the reports out properly.
In of itself, it wasn't much. But the government pencil pushers took these things seriously. And if some hungry AAG from the Justice Department decided to get some easy press by making an example out of a high-paid corporate executive, Bill's carelessness could translate into a truckload of federal fraud charges. Bye bye career.
Probably his Barbie doll wife's, too. I could see her doing the math as she scanned the evidence. Even if Bill avoided prison, he'd be radioactive amongst the social elite. And being married to him would taint her, too.
I waited for her eyes to look up at me. "Like I said, your husband is fucked unless I choose to keep this information hidden," I smirked. "And I'll do it, but only if you meet my demands."
I rose from my leather chair and stepped in front of my big oak desk. Now within a foot of her chair, she had to crane her neck to make eye contact. "Don't try to negotiate. You can refuse and walk out of here. Then you roll the dice with the Feds. Or you accept by getting down on your knees right here and telling me you'll do anything."
I shoved the stack of documents across my desk and watched as she reluctantly flipped through them. This was a bit of a formality at this point. I'd been describing her husband's mistakes for the last few minutes while closely watching her. She didn't want to believe, but she did.
It made sense if you knew Bill. Oh, he certainly looked the part of a bright young executive. Great hair, chiseled features, lean build, even a dimple when he smiled. He looked like he'd stepped out of a Brooks Brothers ad. The perfect example of junior executive on his way up.
But if you really knew how Bill operated, it was a slightly different story. He might look the part, but it was all surface level. Bill didn't care much for the nitty-gritty of how the business actually worked. He'd rather schmooze the board of directors than talk to the shop foremen who kept this company moving.
That was what offended me about him. I didn't look like a shiny executive Ken doll like him because I'd clawed my way up from the manufacturing side fifteen years earlier. My MBA wasn't from some prestigious Ivy League, but I actually knew the nuts and bolts of this operation. I looked like semi-pro wrestler than a polo player. I was big, broad, and bald: facts which this young punk liked to tease me about when he thought I wasn't looking. Yet despite my knowledge and seniority, this asshole was on the fast track to promotion.
His wife was the real cherry on the sundae. I stared across at her now. Of course Bill would have someone like her at his side. Goddam gorgeous. Her cascading waterfall of brilliant blonde hair was currently tucked away in a sensible bun matching her similarly serious attire, but I could sense the outrageous curves hidden beneath the surface atop legs that went on for a country mile. Bill had bragged more than once about how great her tits were, but it was I think he might have undersold them. She was another bright young professional like him, of course. Idiot. If he'd been a real man, he'd have put a baby or two in her by now. A woman this fine shouldn't spend her days in business suits.
The easy way might just have been to smash his face in, but quick revenge wasn't enough. I wanted to hurt Bill in a profound way that I could savor for a long time.
When I went digging, I found dirt eventually. Bill was responsible for some of the federal reporting. He probably liked seeing his name prominently displayed on all of the reports. But apparently he hadn't cared enough to actually learn how to fill the reports out properly.
In of itself, it wasn't much. But the government pencil pushers took these things seriously. And if some hungry AAG from the Justice Department decided to get some easy press by making an example out of a high-paid corporate executive, Bill's carelessness could translate into a truckload of federal fraud charges. Bye bye career.
Probably his Barbie doll wife's, too. I could see her doing the math as she scanned the evidence. Even if Bill avoided prison, he'd be radioactive amongst the social elite. And being married to him would taint her, too.
I waited for her eyes to look up at me. "Like I said, your husband is fucked unless I choose to keep this information hidden," I smirked. "And I'll do it, but only if you meet my demands."
I rose from my leather chair and stepped in front of my big oak desk. Now within a foot of her chair, she had to crane her neck to make eye contact. "Don't try to negotiate. You can refuse and walk out of here. Then you roll the dice with the Feds. Or you accept by getting down on your knees right here and telling me you'll do anything."