Chapter 3 - Emily Explains The Folder Ryan Hid
Emily had been working the event because the hotel was short-staffed.
Nathan never advertised that she was his sister.
Emily insisted on earning her position like anyone else.
Earlier that afternoon, she brought coffee to the event office.
The door was open.
Ryan stood inside with Vanessa.
On the desk lay several invoices.
One caught Emily’s attention because the amount was enormous.
$186,000.
For floral installations.
The ballroom flowers were beautiful.
They were not worth $186,000.
Emily knew enough about hotel events to notice.
She said nothing.
She only placed the coffee down.
Ryan quickly covered the invoice.
Vanessa asked:
“What are you staring at?”
“Nothing.”
Emily left.
Now, watching security footage, she understood why Ryan’s face had
changed when he later saw her in the corridor.
Nathan asked:
“Did you mention the invoice to anyone?”
Emily nodded.
“To Paula in accounting.”
Nathan turned toward Marcus.
Paula Jensen had left the hotel thirty minutes before the ballroom
confrontation.
Her computer account was currently locked.
Not by her.
Someone with administrator privileges had disabled it.
Nathan called the chief financial officer.
“Restore everything. Preserve logs.”
Ryan appeared at the security-office door with his lawyer.
“This is getting ridiculous.”
Nathan faced him.
“Then help us make it simple. Why were you handling private hotel
invoices?”
Ryan smiled.
“Because my company sponsored tonight.”
That was true.
Partly.
Ryan’s company, Crestwell Events, had arranged several outside vendors.
But the $186,000 invoice was billed to the hotel.
Not Crestwell.
Nathan asked one more question.
“Why did you need Emily removed from the ballroom before midnight?”
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Ryan’s expression flickered.
For the first time, Emily saw fear.
