Married strangers
he day in Aaron's office, poring over documents, making calls to the legal team, and trying to piece together the extent of George's b
his mind racing with thoughts of George and the betrayal that now tainted every memory they shared. But now, it
s chair, completely unaware of the storm that was about to hit him. He greeted Aaron with a
is emotions in check. "Busy as always.
tting up and crossing his arms on
wanted to discuss some financial discrepancies that have come to my atte
before he regained his composure. "Irregularities? T
. "Large sums of money being funneled to offshore accounts, shell com
d see the faintest hint of tension in his eyes. "T
briefcase and pulled out a folder, sliding it across the tabl
had uncovered. For a moment, there was silence as George scanned the documents, his face imp
readable. "This is... serious," he said slowly. "But I assure you, Aaron, I have n
ace of such damning evidence. But Aaron wasn't fooled. "You're telling me that this is all a coincidence? That someon
ou have to believe me. I've been loyal to you and this company from the beg
the betrayal. But the evidence was overwhelming, and Aaron knew that he couldn't let his emotions cloud his judgment. "If that's true,"
slightly, but he nodded. "Of c
ood. Aaron knew that if they were going to catch him, they needed to be smart, to play the long game.
n a firm handshake. "I'm on your sid
anipulator, and if Aaron wasn't careful, he could easily turn the investigation around and make it look like he was the victim
iting anxiously. She stood up as soon as he walked in, her eyes sea
nd through his hair. "He denied everything, of course. Sai
d. "Do you b
not going to admit to anything with
we need to be smarter. We have to find a way to prove h
ion, but we need to be discreet. If George catches wind of what we're
e need to find out who else is involved. George couldn't have pulled this off
. If they could find his accomplices, they might be able to unravel the entire scheme. "We'll start
as well. I have some people in the industry
nd the consequences of failure were unthinkable. But as they worked together, Aaron felt a renewed sense of purp
ere onto him, there was no telling what lengths he would go to in order to protect himself. Aaron knew that t
the very foundation of their lives, forcing Aaron and Lily to confront truths they never exp