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
le and walked fart
you about something c
e faded
n his hands aside and ga
t about th
was a seriousness in it that h
sita
oose my wor
nvestigated anything unu
changed almos
dn't
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
st... are they senior employees in t
ed at me bef
," he said. "That is what makes it difficult. You c
sed br
losest to you are the o
immediately
id M
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
I didn't kno
sking because I wanted to
ued looki
ll whether he
rd, his expression b
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
ng about private
ut there was somethin
k
t enough to understand w
senior people have been meeting without informing me, and I've n
pau
understand that something isn't right. That's why I've been watc
red a
ho is behind t
d look
stretched
k at me, his expression ha
you. If the people I'm investigating discover t
eone close to our f
tened around the
be careful about the pe
pau
nvolved are closer to
eart
ht abou
Mar
own man in th
l which one Raymon
nother question, his
anced at t
changed in
lowly drain
without sa
as on the other end. At first, he remaine
go to the company
mach d
ha
ed the
quickly that the c
you need
red a
, what h
ow
ce stopped me from
d up s
phone r
ooked at
e, I saw
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