MasukTodd Robyn, the intern, had used some kind of savings-transfer trick on me. No matter how much money I put into my bank account, the balance always turned into fifty dollars. In my previous life, I dreamed of buying a place of my own near the office. At last, I scraped together a five-thousand-dollar down payment. But when I swiped my card, the sales agent told me it had been declined for insufficient funds. I checked my transaction history, confronted the bank, and even went to the police, but everyone treated me like a lunatic. After all, every single purchase on my bank statement was recorded in black and white. But I lived so frugally. I had never made any of those purchases! When I told my coworkers about it, a few of the men took one look at my statement and started mocking me, "Drew's always dropping thousands at some bar in the middle of the night. That's exactly the going rate for an all-night escort!" No matter how hard I tried to explain, no one believed me. I posted the whole story online anonymously. The comments accused me of making things up for attention so I could start selling products. Only one person suggested I keep an eye on the people around me and see whether anyone's spending matched the charges on my statement. So I watched closely, and sure enough, I noticed something about Todd, the new intern in our department. Every time he spent money, the same amount was deducted from my card. Even when he ordered a drink, the charge showed up on my account right away. Once I was sure, I confronted Todd directly. He laughed in my face and said I was a spendthrift who couldn't save a dime and now wanted to pin it on someone else. He said I'd completely lost my mind. He even got our coworkers to help him have me committed to a psychiatric hospital. After two years of torment there, I finally found a chance to escape and threw myself into the river. But when I opened my eyes again, I was back to the day before I was supposed to buy my home.
Lihat lebih banyakI got back my savings of more than four hundred thousand dollars.As for the hundred-odd thousand that Todd had squandered, the court ordered all the luxury goods in his name seized and auctioned off, including the Swiss watch he once showed off at the office, along with all his designer clothes and jewelry.The proceeds would go toward compensating me.When the lawyer called me, I was standing at the office's floor-to-ceiling window.The sun was shining beautifully outside.I let out a long, long breath. It felt as if the boulder that had weighed on my chest for two whole lifetimes had finally been lifted away."Drew!"Gracie, our department manager, called from behind me, as cheerful as ever, "The case is closed, and you've got your money back. Feeling better now?"I turned around, met her smile, and smiled back, "Yeah, much better.""So..." Gracie rubbed her hands together, a shrewd gleam in her eyes. "Can I start scheduling orders for you again?"We're all counting on our
The lead officer was the first to react. Instead of helping Todd up, he turned to his colleagues behind him and spoke calmly, "Take him in.""This isn't simple theft, and it isn't a bank card switch either."His sharp gaze swept over me, then landed on Todd, who lay on the floor like a puddle of mud. "This is an extremely serious, premeditated new type of financial crime carried out with technical means."Set up a task force immediately."Two young officers stepped forward, one on each side, and hauled the unconscious Todd up off the floor.In an instant, my personal theft case had escalated into something much bigger.As the most important victim and witness, I sat in the waiting area.After a three-hour interrogation, Todd's psychological defenses completely collapsed.Through the thick glass, I couldn't make out his expression, but I could feel the despair coming off him.The officer came out, looking exhausted. "Todd Robyn has confessed to everything."My heart leaped i
On the way to the bank, two officers "escorted" Todd, one on each side. He didn't say a word.The long transaction history was printed out in full.The bank teller was a young woman. As she straightened the thick stack of pages, she spoke in an admiring tone. "Mr. Robyn, you're really something. According to this statement, you've got a salary of tens of thousands coming in every month. It's as steady as an executive's at a big corporation."The moment she said this, the officer holding Todd frowned.The teller didn't notice and kept gushing, "And you're so frugal, too. You barely spend anything each month. Over these five years, you've saved more than four hundred thousand dollars."Oh my gosh, that's enough for a down payment on a small apartment around here! You're such a go-getter!"The lead officer let out a cold laugh and pulled the statement from the teller's hand. He looked straight at Todd, who was shaking like a leaf. "Todd Robyn, didn't you say you were an intern a
Just as the officer was about to cuff Todd, he jerked like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. He struggled with all his might and pointed shrilly at me. "Drew framed me!"For a moment, the air in the whole office seemed to freeze. Every gaze shifted from Todd to my face at once.But I didn't move. I didn't even raise an eyebrow.My coworkers finally couldn't help themselves and burst out laughing."Come on, Todd. The evidence is right in front of you, and you're still trying to turn this around on Drew?""Exactly. Why would Drew frame an intern like you?"At last, I spoke, but my voice was soft. "That's right. Why would I frame you? What would I get out of it?"Todd's eyes darted wildly. "You're jealous of me!" he roared. "You're jealous that I got lucky and won a few hundred thousand in the lottery! And all you can do is slave away selling houses for a lousy paycheck!"Halfway through, he suddenly choked on his words.Because the half he left unsaid was this: Even the mo






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