Drive → snatched.
I yank back.
Chloe → laughing. “I already sent the pitch.”
Plot twist.
Client → my uncle. Tech CEO.
My phone rings. Uncle.
“Chloe emailed. Claimed you quit. Offered her agency.”
Me → “She trashed my office.”
Uncle → “Handling it.”
Chloe → clueless. Smug.
Ten minutes pass. Chloe’s phone rings.
Her boss.
Uncle called her agency CEO. Forwarded my cloud-synced security cam footage.
Agency CEO → livid.
Chloe → fired immediately. Cause: ethics breach, corporate theft.
Fallout.
Chloe → pale. Shaking. “Wait! It was a joke!”
Fake tears → start. Desperation → peaks.
“I have nowhere to go! I was just helping!”
Me → silent. Point to door.
Consequences.
Sirens. Police arrive (Uncle dispatched).
Chloe → escorted out in handcuffs.
Charges → trespassing, vandalism.
Result → $5k restitution debt. Industry blacklisted. Evicted.
Resolution.
Gear → replaced.
Locks → upgraded.
Uncle’s contract → doubled.
Toxic friend → deleted.
Peace → restored.
