Chapter 2 - Uncovering The Secret Name In The Employment File
Adrian sat motionless in his leather executive chair, staring at the glowing monitor of his computer.
The name printed on Marissa Keane’s emergency contact and marital history form seemed to leap off the screen.
It was Ethan Keane, a brilliant young structural engineer who had worked for Whitmore Infrastructure four years ago.
Adrian remembered Ethan well; he had been a dedicated, quiet employee with an exceptional mind for bridge architecture.
Then Ethan had died suddenly in a tragic, highly publicized car accident on a dark stretch of highway outside Cambridge.
At the time, Adrian had sent a standard condolence letter and a modest company check to the grieving young widow.
He had never imagined that the widow of one of his own senior engineers would end up cleaning his estate floors.
The coincidence felt heavy, pressing down on Adrian’s chest with a strange, uncomfortable sense of corporate guilt.
He pulled up Ethan’s old personnel file, searching through performance reviews, payroll records, and insurance payouts.
Something didn't add up; the insurance payout from Ethan’s fatal crash had mysteriously vanished into a legal escrow account.
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Adrian leaned closer to the screen, his sharp business instincts instantly recognizing the fingerprints of corporate tampering.
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