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Chapter 5

Author: Ginger King
The CFO continued, "They seized all financial records! They took the servers, too!"

The toxic smile on Evelyn’s face instantly shattered. The wine glass slipped through her fingers, smashing against the floor.

"What did you just say?!" She bolted upright, her voice pitching up an octave.

Matthew and Carter flinched at her explosive reaction and scrambled closer. "Evelyn, what’s going on?"

Ignoring them completely, Evelyn hissed into the phone, her voice thick with panic, "Didn't I tell you t
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