yes,” Ethan said, his jaw tightening as a cold, corporate fury bled into his tone. “I don’t micro-manage every branch, but when my investigator pulled your file tonight, he also pulled the termination report. Restructuring is a lie. You were fired because you found a ghost-vendor pipeline. Someone in that office is embezzling from my firm, and they used you as a scapegoat to cover it up.”
The room felt entirely devoid of air. Clara sank back onto the sofa, staring at him. For three months, she had felt like
