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THE GHOST OF 2017 (Part 2)
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Paid To Pretend, Destined To Love THE ACCESS THAT SHOULD NOT EXIST (Part 2)
When his assistant returned with another set of papers, Joseph reviewed the timeline again. The first query had concerned a delayed expenditure report. The second involved a confidential financial request submitted through a shared account. The third concerned a missing page from a quarterly expenditure file. Each incident had raised questions about Rachel's conduct, but the reports did not establish a clear chain connecting her to the alleged misuse of information. The bank account was a separate matter. Someone had opened it in her name, and company money had been traced to it. Joseph needed to know who had provided the information, how the account had been opened and whether the transaction could be traced to a person or system within Sterling Tech. He was still considering the possibilities when a message arrived from the finance manager. The older records relating to the 2017 discrepancy had not yet been recovered, but the archive team had found a reference to a departmental tran
Paid To Pretend, Destined To Love THE ACCESS THAT SHOULD NOT EXIST (Part 1)
Cynthia had never considered herself a suspicious person. She believed in doing her work, and keeping her opinions to herself unless someone asked for them. Office life was complicated enough without assuming every mistake was deliberate. Yet, since Rachel's dismissal, she had found it increasingly difficult to ignore the inconsistencies surrounding the incidents that had led to it. At first, she had accepted that the company was investigating a serious matter. Money had been traced to a bank account bearing Rachel's name, and confidential information had apparently been used without authorisation. Cynthia understood why management had taken the situation seriously. What troubled her was how quickly the earlier incidents had become evidence against Rachel, even though no one had shown her anything that conclusively established that Rachel was responsible.She was sorting through some archived departmental documents on Thursday morning when she noticed a discrepancy in the access regis
Paid To Pretend, Destined To Love THE COLOURS WE LEFT BEHIND
Rachel stood in front of the blank canvas for nearly twenty minutes before admitting that she had no idea where to begin. The canvas had been sitting in the corner of her room for weeks, partly hidden behind a box of old books and a bag of clothes she had promised herself she would sort through. She had bought it during one of those rare afternoons when she allowed herself to wander through an art shop without calculating how much money she ought to save. Back then, she had imagined painting something beautiful, perhaps a woman standing beside an open window or a street in Madrid just before the evening lights came on. Instead, she had taken the canvas home and left it untouched.Now that she finally had time to paint, she could not seem to find the courage to make the first mark. She dipped a brush into a small amount of blue paint, examined it, then wiped it away before it touched the canvas.“This is ridiculous,” she muttered.From the doorway, Benjamin looked up from his phone. “A
Paid To Pretend, Destined To Love THE GHOST OF 2017 (Part 2)
Isabel entered with a pleasant smile and a small bag hanging from her arm. She looked composed, as she always did, and carried herself with the confidence of someone who had never needed to ask twice for a room's attention.“You look busy,” she remarked.“I am busy and I've always been busy, mother.” “Your assistant said you have been buried in financial reports for days. I thought I would come and see whether you were taking proper care of yourself.”Joseph gestured towards the chair opposite him. “You could have called.”“I could have, but then you might have told me you were too busy to speak.” She sat down and placed her bag beside her. “Have you had lunch?”“Yes.”“Something proper, I hope?”“Mother.”She laughed softly. “All right. I won't interrogate you about your meals. How are things going?”“Work is demanding.”“That much is obvious.” Her eyes moved briefly towards the papers on his desk. “Is this related to the missing funds your father mentioned the last time??”“Some of
Paid To Pretend, Destined To Love THE GHOST OF 2017 (Part 1)
Joseph had learned that the most troublesome problems rarely announced themselves. They appeared in small inconsistencies, unexplained figures and documents that seemed unimportant until someone took the time to examine them. For the past two days, he had been reviewing the circumstances surrounding Rachel's dismissal while continuing his investigation into the missing funds at Sterling Tech. The two matters were not yet connected by any conclusive evidence, but certain details troubled him. Money had disappeared, supporting documents were incomplete, and an employee's personal information had apparently been used to open a bank account without her knowledge. He was unwilling to accept that these were all separate coincidences. On Wednesday morning, he asked the finance department to retrieve older records relating to transactions between Sterling Tech and companies associated with the Delgado business group. He and his father had initially intended to review only the most recent fina
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She walked back to the sofa and sat down. For the first time since their conversation began, she recognised the danger of having involved someone who knew enough to damage her if he chose to do so. She had assumed the money would keep him cooperative. She had not considered what might happen if he began to fear that the promised reward would never arrive.“How much are you asking for?” she said.“The remaining balance. Exactly what we agreed.”“I don't have it available right now.”“That's your problem, not mine.” Torres replied “I can make another payment when I have the money.”“When?”“I'll tell you.”“No. Give me a date.”Vanessa stared at the wall opposite her. She could afford to pay him the full amount now, but she was unwilling to hand over more money while Joseph continued investigating. If Torres received everything he wanted, he might decide that his involvement had ended and disappear when she needed him most. Keeping some of the payment back gave her leverage, or so she
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The week following the transfer of the fifty thousand euros had been a blur of antiseptic smells and hushed prayers for Rachel. Benjamin's surgery had been scheduled, and the weight on her chest had lightened just enough for her to breathe. But as Saturday approached, a different kind of suffocati
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"Why do you need me to come? Why not just... hire someone? An actress, a professional. Someone who'd be better at this."Joseph's expression darkened slightly."I tried that," he said quietly. "Twice. My grandmother saw through it immediately. She's... sharp. She knows when people are lying."He pa
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10:30 AM the next day Rachel arrived early.She'd barely slept. After leaving the hospital at two in the morning, she'd gone home, stared at her ceiling for three hours, and given up on sleep entirely. By seven, she was showered, dressed, and pacing her tiny apartment, rehearsing what she would say
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Joseph's gaze lifted. He stared at her attentively."It's just me and my little brother now," she continued. "He's... not well. He has a heart condition."Her fingers twisted together unconsciously."He needs surgery. I've been saving. But apparently, my dad didn't die alone. His death brought more
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