Lorion's pov "He was once a worker? Has he worked here before?" I asked.John pushed back his glasses, "Yes. Mr Philip was the vice chairman, second in position to Mr Eirik. He handled everything else, rarely allowing me to do anything as the assistant. But recently around last year, he was suspected. Mr Eirik finally caught him.""What was he doing?" Thalia asked.He sighed, "He was involved in fraudulent activities. He constantly transferred money from the company's account to an unknown account. He sold products for high prices in the market. Mr Eirik found out and fired him, blocking his access to the company.""So, how did he get in unnoticed? How did he do it?" I was literally running insane.The so-called Philip couldn't be recognized by other workers when he walked into the company's building. We let our guard down, allowing the enemy to walk in like he owned the place."I have no idea. He must have planned it very well. According to the footage, he dressed like he was one of
Lorion's pov"We can't get the lost files very quickly. It will take about a week." The expert who knew about CCTVs said,I scoffed, "A week? Can't it be hastened up?" I asked, hating the saliva in my mouth itself.Everything was just extremely annoying lately. Why was nothing ever working in my favor? If the CCTV files were retrieved, I would be able to find the one who planted those things in the company and from there, we will know the exact culprit working behind the scenes.I entered the car, dropped the flash drives somewhere and drove back to the office. Arianna was right beside the driver seat, sitting like the princess that she was."You look really handsome when angry." Arianna showed me her book after I had parked in the car parking space.I read the short line and chuckled, looking at her. "That should be a good thing, right?"She shrugged, removing her seat belt as I had taught her before. I'd need to take her to school. She was smarter than many other kids but the issue
Lorion's pov "It must have been deleted." I read what Arianna wrote.Literally, I wanted to run insane when I saw the footage was empty. It didn't have what we were looking for. First of all, she surprised me by saying that and second? "How do you know?""What do you mean?" Thalia asked.She pointed at the laptop before scribbling down on her notes and showed it to me."The footage should at least have William's mommy captured since it's fixed around the way to her office but the entire footage is empty which meant whoever wants to cover his track deleted every single video there, including where we should have seen her." I read aloud.According to what she just said, she was very right. The CCTV would have Thalia's video because she took the route to her office every single day. There was no reason for her videos not to be on the footage but there was nothing there, including what we are searching for."What are we supposed to do now that we can't find the footage?" John asked."Whe
Thalia's povI ruffled my hair, exhaling harshly. I didn't mean to speak to Lorion that way. I just...I was frustrated with everything that was happening. We needed to find a way to sort out things before it would be too late."I might not be half as good as Eirik but....I must save the company." Lorion said, turning away from me.I sighed, "Lorion, I wasn't comparing you to Eirik. Giving you the company isn't my business anymore but we need to do something. We need to think and act fast. I'm telling you to exert your authority as CEO!""What are you talking about?" He turned back to me."Clearly, someone has set a trap for us and we are diving right into it. The cameras in my office, the planted evidence, Eirik’s arrest...it was all planned. The only thing that person didn't know was that you'd be made CEO. We need to dismantle the plans from the root. You won't like your brother. You'd do something you know you can do as the CEO that you are now." I explained."Alright. I understand
Lorion's povThe familiar person was already standing, holding the rims of the iron bars that separated the highway from the cold ocean beneath."Sir." He quickly greeted me upon noticing my presence."Where did you say you found it?" I questioned, diving straight to business.My investigator was a good one but I couldn't fathom why the person behind the number couldn't be found. Tracing his or her details was supposed to be as simple as preparing a mock tail mix. Why did it seem difficult?"Here..." He showed me his tablet that displayed a red point. The red point indicated where the person sent the last text message which was sent to my maid's phone. Goodness."This doesn't prove anything. You can't even find the personal information of this person. If you cannot find the details, how did he register the sim?" I raked my hands in my hair.I was deeply frustrated. Damn it. That person surely covered his tracks well."It is possible, sir. He used a cunning way of hiding his details.
Lorion's pov"You look like a good cook." Arianna wrote on the book while she sat on the kitchen cabinet, near to the sink.I chuckled, pouring some seasoning into the minced meat in the clean bowl. "Why? Because I am wearing an apron?""No. You turn the meat so good." She replied by writing."How do you know about minced meat and cooking?" I asked, glancing at her before returning my focus back to what I was doing.She started scribbling again. "Since there was nothing important to do in the orphanage, I took interest in the kitchen but they didn't allow me to touch anything except to wash the dishes."I paused. "They made you wash the dishes?""No, they didn't make me do it. I volunteered because I was basically useless in other things.""You are not useless, Aria." I ruffled her hair with my clean hand."What will you be making?" She changed the conversation. Arianna was quite smart. She knew the orphanage topic would only make her sad so she quickly changed it. Aside from that, s