a Holl

land Industries headqua

notices of default from three different debt agencies. The Crawford Ente

er seen before stepped in

t lockdown, ma'am," he

operty belongs to the Holland Trust unti

hat nobody enters without Miss Ros

e the lobby. Khloe Rose appeared through the glass. She wore a

hloe said with a bright smile.

ed open the he

ng in as if to hug me. I took one step backward

full operational authority over Holland Industries starting this morni

nd walked toward th

oxes filled with technical manuals were piled in the center of the r

I moved the third volume of the 1984 IEEE Engineering

The green light flashed twice. A mechanical click echoed

hard drive containing the Holla

covery Services – High-Risk Collections." Scrawled on the back in blue ink w

ive and the card i

ord stood in the doorway, his charcoal wool coat open, his e

en ordered. "Hand over whatever you just

the measured pace of a man who own

is tone dismissive. "Every physical and digital as

t to anything her

g in here to transfer assets will change the fact that your fa

rsh on her. She probably came here to steal the original architecture so she could sell it to our

uards search you physically. I am trying to spare you the public humiliation, America. Ju

g career to let him shine. When his mother had cancer, I slept on the hospital cot ne

over me. The invisible chains that bound me to this man snapped

et and pulled out an old, scratched flash drive containing my

d near h

. "That is all I

bbed the cheap plastic drive

eyes shining with fake gratitude. "Now ou

need a job after the bankruptcy settles, I can hire you as a junior

aid, stepping away from her. "And

bloody evidence were safely hidden in the secret lining

face tur

out his gold phone. "Marcus, cancel all secondary black cards issued under America Crawford's n

and slipped the ph

ide lasts when you have to pay for a motel room in cash. When you are cold an

y house key f

day morning, Caden," I said quietly. "Do not s

d and walked o

y, America!" Caden shouted after me fro

avoiding the elevators and the security team. I pushed open the he

al burner phone and

le,"

the files?"

ard from Apex Recovery Services found inside my father's private safe. There is a handwritten note o

pletely silent

Joelle said, her voice turning sharp and deadly. "Bring the card to my office right now

my way,