After ten years of dedication, everything unraveled in an instant. I took a week off to care for my sick son, Liam, never imagining the storm it would unleash. When I returned to the office, Mr. Williams, my boss, greeted me with a chilling smile. Suddenly, officers appeared, slapped handcuffs on me, and dragged me away for fraud and embezzlement.
“You don’t have a kid,” he sneered, waving forged documents in my face. I was stunned. What was he talking about? My desk was filled with photos of Liam, and my colleagues knew him well.
Taken to the station, I realized someone had manipulated my records, but who? And why? After hours of questioning, my lawyer, Sarah, discovered something chilling. During my absence, my computer had been accessed—by none other than Mr. Williams. He was covering his own tracks.
He’d been stealing from the company for years and used my leave as the perfect opportunity to frame me as a scapegoat. With Sarah’s help, the truth came to light. The charges were dropped, and Mr. Williams was arrested for embezzlement.
But the damage was done. I walked away from the corporate world, starting fresh with Liam. The truth had set me free, but it came at a cost I’d never forget.
