The Arrangement Factor (ARRANGEMENT SERIES #1)

Chapter 71

Alex's POV

When the rascal Chad, whom I knew was against me because once I caught him selling company information and, since I had no proof, I could not get him fired, he was taking it against me to get me out of the company to save his ass.

I knew that the members were siding with the bitch now, as no one would ever listen to a man, especially one who holds a playboy image, to be innocent against a woman who supposedly has to be innocent despite her actions.

When the heads of the committee had their discussion and were about to announce their final decision, Daniel spoke again. All this time he had been doing something on his laptop, but he immediately looked up and smirked at me. I knew he was up to something which, for the first time, I was going to like.

"I have one last video and solid proof of evidence that would prove that Alex is innocent and Ms. Bertha's allegations are false," he said. I could see the smile from the bitch's face fell and the rascal tensing a bit.

"Before playing the video in front of everyone, I would like to get consent from Alex and Ms. Bertha as it involves them. Also, Mr. Rufus, but since he is not here, we can skip his permission for now because it would be accepted with Ms. Bertha's acknowledgment," he raised his brow at her and smirked evilly.

I love this man.

"Can you clarify as what the footage is about that you need the permissions, Mr. Ashford, because we can't allow you to show any intimate or personal videos of any person involved or not," the rascal spoke again. Who made him a member of the committee, anyway?

Daniel smiled at him and spoke, "Mr. Chad, I am going to play two footage that would exactly prove whatever happened was true by Alex and not what Ms. Bertha said. I would have played more videos, but we can't waste your precious time, right?" Daniel told that rascal.

"Almost a month later, when we all were fighting the fraud case, I got cameras and recorders installed in all the conference rooms and offices of Alex and mine. Obviously, for safety concerns, as we did not want to repeat the scam we had gone through and have proof if anything like that happened again," he smiled at me. There were no such cameras, but I played along to see where he was going. I nodded in acknowledgment.

"Why was this not notified to any of us? It is a breach of our privacy," Chad spoke again.

"Because we believed that the people who scammed us months ago had inside help, and if the camera installation was notified, the person would be aware. To catch the moles, we did this, and the last time I checked, conference rooms were a public area, and they could have cameras. It's not like we installed any in your personal offices without your consent," I questioned him back. I knew he was one of the moles, and he was scared.

Daniel pitched in, "So, the first video is from Alex's office on the day Ms. Bertha tried to force him, not the other way round. The second video is from a conversation held in this very conference room between Ms. Bertha and Mr. Rufus that proves they were planning on framing Alex for their personal gains." He smirked at the bitch.

I saw her straighten up and look at Daniel in shock, which proved that whatever Daniel was saying was correct. But how does he know?

"So, Alex and Ms. Bertha, do I have your consent to play the intimate videos that I just spoke about and let the committee know what actually happened in the two offices?" I nodded, and so did Bertha. 

I was hell-scared now because I knew there were no such cameras, and there was no way Daniel had any of the videos he was talking about. How is this going to play now when she has agreed? I thought she would not agree to play, and that would indicate her guilt.