Chapter 2 - The Cold Investigation Begins Inside The Private Study
I led Evelyn Crane down the long, carpeted hallway toward my private study, my heavy footsteps echoing against the wood panels. Behind us, my chief security officer, Lorenzo, stepped into the corridor, shutting the oak double doors behind us.
Evelyn stood near the edge of my mahogany desk, her hands clasped tightly, her professional posture attempting to mask her rising panic. "Mr. Moretti, I assure you that account designation was a clerical error made by the junior accounting staff," she insisted.
I sat in my leather chair, pulling the folded document out of my suit jacket and placing it flat under the desk lamp. "A clerical error doesn't deny a child's medical accommodation while billing eight thousand dollars for marble restoration, Evelyn," I said quietly.
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