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076: Investigating Carmen

Penulis: Makie P
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-09-04 23:24:19

Julian Gray's POV

Something about Carmen Rodriguez bothered me, and I couldn't shake the feeling even three days after the business conference. The way she approached Elena was too calculated and too perfect. The timing felt wrong, and her story seemed designed to make Elena sympathetic to her situation.

I sat in my office at Gray Industries, staring at Carmen's business card that Elena gave me. Rodriguez Consulting looked legitimate on the surface, but I learned to be suspicious of things that looked too good to be true.

The morning after the conference, I called Tom Mikell, a private investigator I used for business deals. I asked him to run a complete background check on Carmen Rodriguez, including her financial history, business connections, and any connection to Marcus Martinez.

"I need everything you can find," I told Tom. "Financial records, business history, personal connections. And I need it fast."

"No problem, Julian. Give me forty-eight hours."

Now I sat waiti
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