appened. I froze for a moment, the wor

nto your grandf

did they know about wh

he photograph, the hidden documents, Marcus, Chloe, and the unknown names were all connected somehow, but

to investigate c

protect myself and my unborn baby, but

ht about my

ce Group before his death, and I knew how that investigation had ended. If the same peo

nd was st

e were secrets inside the company, there was a

n how I knew certain things without making him question me. Instead, I w

headed back toward Van

hen I saw him. I wanted answers, but I couldn't shake the

in the car for a moment and took

oked exactly as

ing felt di

greeted me as I passed, but I barely noticed them. I couldn't stop thinking about

's office, I knocked b

his desk. For a moment,

hat brings you here? You hardly ever com

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you about something c

e faded

n his hands aside and ga

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was a seriousness in it that h

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changed almos

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ew seconds, as though trying t

"Why are you a

eep my expre

on't know about my grandfather's company," I sa

remained

could tell he was thinking

leaned back

said. "But you have to be careful. There are things happening

the answer I

icions, but hearing him admit that there were things he didn

things happening inside the com

on became se

nt, he sai

ghed and l

informing me," he explained. "At first, I thought they were simply trying to handle things on

pau

completely trust, Evelyn. That's why I need y

stayed i

rivate meeting. Marcus. The

denly seemed m

trust, but that would raise too many que

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ed at me bef

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losest to you are the o

immediately

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wn man from t

the thoug

hat someone inside Vance Group was s

d's reaction was

hrough his eyes be

pected that someone inside Vance Group

the papers on his desk

dn't make sense, but I haven't been able to prove who is

ed back

ng person to know how

t beat

same suspicious activity I had

Group. I couldn't stop wondering whether the people behi

g have you been i

didn't

, he st

"have you been investiga

skipped

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vered something that concerns you, you should come t

uine concern

office, I understood that he wasn't si

orried a

t my

ould be careful around," he added quietl

odd

g only made me

ome of the senior people in the company? Or heard about meet

sion changed alm

d looked at me fo

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k

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senior people have been meeting without informing me, and I've n

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understand that something isn't right. That's why I've been watc

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stretched

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you. If the people I'm investigating discover t

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go to the company

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