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Theo had the list ready by the time Xavier and Ivy reached his office the next morning: six names, everyone with verified access to the Q3 restructuring projections before they'd leaked."Walk me through it," Xavier said, standing over the conference table where Theo had spread out printed access logs."Myself, you, the CFO, Preston Hale, two members of the finance team who compiled the initial numbers and Elena." Theo's jaw tightened saying the last name. "She had access through the shared drive last month, when you asked her to review the sister-company disclosures for the annual filing."Ivy felt her stomach drop. "You think Elena did this?""I don't think anything yet. I'm only telling you who had access." Theo's voice stayed carefully neutral, though his expression already suggested he'd drawn his own conclusions. "She's the newest person with that access, and given everything she's been through with this family, I don't think anyone would blame her for wanting some leverage of h

They didn't talk much on the drive home, the day's adrenaline finally wearing off into something quieter. Xavier parked, but neither of them got out right away.Minutes later, they ended up on the balcony, the city dark and glittering below them, neither of them in a hurry to go back inside."You don't talk about your father much," Ivy said. "The way you talk about everything else."Xavier turned his glass slowly by the stem. "There's not much good to say.""You don't have to make it perfect."He was quiet for a moment, looking out at the lights. "He died on a Tuesday. I was in a meeting when the call came, some acquisition I don't even remember the name of now. I remember thinking, before I picked up, that I hoped it was quick, whatever it was, so that I could get back to the room.""That's an awful thing to carry.""It gets worse." His voice had gone flatter. "I inherited the company two days later. I hadn't grieved. Not after the funeral, even. Two days, Ivy, and I was sitting in

Ivy stayed in the hallway after Adrian disappeared through the ward doors. A nurse eventually suggested the family lounge, but Ivy found the cafeteria instead. It was mostly empty this late, and she ordered coffee she didn't really want before taking a seat.Lauren came out not long after, looking for the vending machine. She stopped when she saw Ivy."He's asleep now. Adrian's with him." Lauren hesitated, then held out the stuffed dinosaur she'd been carrying. "Would you mind holding this a second? I need both hands for the machine, and I don't want to put it down anywhere in this place.""Sure."Lauren fed coins into the machine, collected her coffee, and gave Ivy a small, awkward nod before heading back toward the ward, leaving the dinosaur behind.Ivy was still holding it when Adrian found her twenty minutes later.He stopped at the end of her table, his hands in his pockets. His eyes went to the dinosaur."He named it Rex," Adrian said. "Not very original, but he's three.""I got

They started at seven the next morning, with two laptops open on the kitchen island and a legal pad between them."We need the original state registry file," Xavier said. "Not just the case number. The actual documents. If the investigation found there wasn't enough evidence to proceed, Marcus can't make it sound like my father was charged and somehow walked away.""I can call the registrar's office directly." Ivy was already dialling. "My father dealt with them for years; I still know a few people there.She got through on the second attempt. The woman who answered introduced herself as Patricia. Ivy recognised the name and, after a moment, remembered meeting her at one of her father's charity events years ago."Patricia, I need a case file. I have the number.”Okay, go ahead."Ivy gave it to her. There was a long pause. “I can't pull that one," Patricia said finally. "It's flagged. Restricted access, as of about ten days ago."Ivy's frowned. "Restricted how?""I don't have access to

Ivy was already halfway through changing out of her work clothes when Xavier knocked on the open bedroom door, two glasses of wine in hand.“Peace offering,” he said. “For dragging you through that meeting.”“You didn't drag me. I chose to be there.” She took the glass anyway and sat on the edge of the bed. “Feels strange, doesn't it? Winning something and not knowing exactly how to hold it. This isn't even the first time.”“But you looked steady in there.”“Yeah, I felt steady though.” She turned the glass slowly, watching the wine catch the lamplight. “For the first time since this all started, I said something to him and meant every word of it.”Xavier sat beside her, close enough that his shoulder brushed hers. “What does it feel like? Actually being done with him.”“Honestly, less dramatic than I expected.” Ivy shrugged. “It just feels done. Like something finally ended without needing to become a bigger scene.” She glanced at him. “You know what I actually keep thinking about? Y