Chapter 12 - the missing numbers
Maya sat at the head of the polished mahogany table, her brow furrowed in deep concentration. She wore a sharp, tailored navy suit, looking every bit the brilliant executive she had become. She tapped her pen against the financial ledgers, her sharp instincts sensing that something was fundamentally wrong.
"Marcus is never late," Maya murmured, her eyes scanning the complex spreadsheets projected on the screen. "And these quarterly projections don't align with our actual bank statements. There is a discrepancy of three million dollars."
Luca walked into the boardroom, his dark eyes instantly locking onto Maya's troubled expression. He wore a crisp charcoal suit, his imposing presence immediately commanding the room. He didn't ask what was wrong; he simply walked over and looked at the numbers.
Inheriting the terrifyingly sharp instincts of an apex predator, Luca recognized the pattern instantly. It wasn't a clerical error. It was a systematic, highly sophisticated embezzlement scheme hiding behind layers of fake charity initiatives.
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The three million dollars meant to build a new pediatric wing had vanished. The foundation was bleeding from the inside.
👉 read part 13 to witness the search for the traitor.
