“What about the 20% I got wrong?” she asked, curious, uning the opportunity to push past the awkwardness.
“You were right about the ghost employees, but they really were ghosts. They’re dead. Derek killed them
There dead? Vespera was stunned
she had assumed they were just take names, munte Derek’s relatives or friends, it had never occurred to her that they were victims.
“Crank, right? We didn’t expect this to fum into a minder case either,” Gerard sad…
Vespera extind slenty, trying to process. “I see now. That must be Blake’s leverage. No wonder he was so confident Derek wouldn’t turn on him he was willing to take the tall to protect him.”
Embezzlement and kidnapping were serious crimes, but compared to murder, they were insignificant in comparison.
“Those two were indeed factory employees, part of the first group hired. They were a married couple, but less than two weeks after arriving, Derek killed them one night. He velakened it was an accident during an argument.
“Blake found out and came up with a plan. Instead of reporting him, he taked records to make it seem like they were still alive, even creating a take workplace accident story. To keep the other factor employees in line, the wages were split among them. From that moment on, Blake had them completely under his control, forcing them to do his bidding. “That Blake wasn’t just att small profits. His ambitions were much bigger. He used his brother–in–law’s name to set up a new energy technology.company. With Derek’s help, he started stealing research data
“The missing raw materials? That was part of it too. The accountant was in on it, cooking the books. The plant supervisor covered for them.
” was staggering. What seemed like a minor leak had lestered into full–blown corruption.
Vespera teach creep down her spine.
She had expected complications, but she hadn’t anticipated something this deep this sinister
She couldn’t help but look at Dominic, “Are you planning a complete overhaul bere?”
If the factory was this corrupt, the company had to have insiders as well. There was no way they could have pulled this off so seamlessly under Nancy’s nose without help from
Domini nodded. “It definitely does. This branch has been underperforming for a while, I was pl
“Now, Thare a legitimate excuse it’s not necessarily a bad thing”
I was planning to restructure it anyway.
Vesperate. The way he put it made her feel like some kind of hunting hound, sniffing out corruption and taking people down.
Before she could dwell on that thought, Luke walked in.
Hi expession had already been grin, but the moment he spotted Dominic, his mood darkened even further.
“Mr. Jord, what exactly are your intentions behind showing up here every day to check on my
Vespera inhaled sharply “Luke, are you out of your mind?”
On the other hand, Dominic semained composed “There to see how my employer is recovering After all, she got injured because of me!!
There was nothing wrong with his words, yet something about them felt…….off
Luke’s jaw clenched, the vein on onerad vbly tightening “Listen carefully. She is my woman. In Tinger on ber – Fade sure they regret it.”
Dominic singly smirked at Luke’s words.
He didn’t say a word, but somehow, his dence was more provoking than any response.
Luke understood the mounting behind that unde, and the fury in his eyes deepened.
I mine. In death, sh s still mine. Anyone who dares to lay a
