Chapter 7 - Vanessa Finds the Hidden Company Records
Vanessa came to my hotel unexpectedly.
I almost refused to see her.
Then she held up a banker’s box.
“I found these in Daniel’s office.”
Inside were printed company reports.
Confidential ones.
Some I had never given him.
Daniel had downloaded pricing models, client lists, supplier terms, and
acquisition projections.
Vanessa looked shaken.
“Is he allowed to have these?”
“Some. Not all.”
She sat down.
“I thought he owned the company with you.”
“So did most of your family.”
“He said you handled parties and branding.”
I laughed.
“Of course he did.”
Vanessa looked ashamed.
Then she said:
“I owe you an apology.”
“For which decade?”
She winced.
Good.
I was not ready to make forgiveness comfortable.
Vanessa admitted Daniel had been discussing leaving Emerson Restaurant
Systems and launching a competing firm.
He told her Northstar would follow him.
The files suddenly had a purpose.
Potentially.
We did not assume.
Forensic IT began reviewing access logs.
Daniel’s downloads were documented.
So were emails to a newly formed LLC.
Hale Hospitality Solutions.
Registered four months earlier.
Daniel had not told me.
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The slap was no longer the only crisis in our marriage.
It might not even be the most expensive one.
