Victor sat across from me with a calmness that didn't match the weight of what he was saying. His presence was familiar in a way I couldn't immediately place, like someone I had once seen in passing during years I was too focused on work to remember faces properly.He introduced himself without any attempt to decorate the truth.“I was never close to Pete,” Victor said evenly, keeping his hands relaxed on the table, “I only handled legal and financial matters for companies that frequently crossed paths with him, and that is the only place our stories ever touched.”I studied him carefully. There was no eagerness in his voice, no desire to be believed too quickly. That alone made him harder to dismiss, because most people who came with stories about Pete usually rushed to convince.Victor continued, his tone steady, almost reflective.“After everything fell apart with Pete,” he said, “I started going through what remained of the deals, the restructures, the quiet transfers that looke
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