Chapter 11

The audit results came sooner than I expected.On the third morning, Enzo brought the report into the dining room while I helped Livia smooth the ribbon on Pearl’s ear. Nico was standing on a chair to steal cookies, and Matteo pulled him down without changing expression.Dante read the file and closed it.“Two batches of children’s rehabilitation equipment supplied by Crane Medical failed procurement standards. The prices were nearly thirty percent above market, and the excess funds moved through accounts tied to a private Crane family foundation.”The dining room went still.Nico hugged the cookie jar. “So he really is bad?”Matteo looked at Dante. “The audit confirmed it?”“Yes.”Livia clutched Pearl. “Will he come after Mom again?”Before I could answer, Enzo took a call. A few seconds later, his face darkened.“Don, Sebastian Crane is at his lawyers’ office. He is requesting a meeting with Mrs. Bellandi.”Dante said, “Refuse.”“Wait.” I set down the ribbon. “I want to see him one l

Chapter 12

Three weeks after the investigation into Crane Medical began, the Bellandi Children’s Art and Safety Foundation replaced all of its medical equipment suppliers.Dante never mentioned Sebastian again.I did not ask.News about the Crane family still appeared in the financial pages now and then, but I no longer followed every update. The people who had once pressed their weight down on me were finally dealing with their own consequences.Every morning when I woke, I heard Livia outside my door softly discussing with Pearl whether she should wear the blue dress, Nico complaining down the hall that Matteo had stolen his waffle, and Matteo calmly reminding him that the waffle had been on his own plate.The Bellandi estate was still heavily guarded, but it no longer felt only like a fortress.After breakfast one morning, Dante placed a document in front of me.I paused when I saw the title.Appointment of Executive Director of the Bellandi Children’s Art and Safety Foundation.“What is this?

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