Reborn: Where Did the Money Go? のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

Before I'd even recovered from the shock of being reborn, Linda Miller slid a flash drive across the desk toward me with a warm smile.“Nora, the tech department worked two extra days this time. Everyone gets a one-thousand-dollar overtime bonus. The employee list and bank details are all on here. Double-check everything and send the payments out today.”I stared at the flash drive.Cold sweat instantly broke out across my back.In my previous life, those exact words had sent me to prison.I pushed the flash drive back toward her and forced a smile.“Linda, I'm still on probation. I don't think I should be handling this much money. Maybe it'd be better to give it to someone else.”The smile on Linda's face faded.“Nora, the whole reason I'm giving this to you is because you're still on probation. Think of it as a test.”She leaned back in her chair, her tone casual.“Do a good job, and getting officially hired won't be a problem.”“But I...”“I'm leaving on a business trip

I stood up, my voice trembling.“That’s impossible. I sent one thousand dollars to every single person!”Jake gave a cold laugh and shoved his phone toward my face.“Then look for yourself.”The bank notification on his screen read:Deposit received: $100.00.More than a dozen people behind him immediately pulled out their phones.“Same here. Thirty.”“Mine too.”Linda stood off to the side with her arms crossed.“Nora, I told you very clearly what needed to be done last night. You couldn’t even handle something this simple.”“Linda, I sent one thousand dollars! I checked everything three times!”“Then explain why everyone only received one hundred.”I opened my mouth, then turned back to the computer and logged into the company’s online banking account.The page loaded.The company account showed a batch transfer of exactly one hundred thousand dollars on November 27th.But when I scrolled down to the individual transactions, I froze.Every payment to the tech departm

“Then call the police.”Mr. Carter picked up his phone.Just then, mine rang.It was Lucy Jackson from the front desk.The moment I answered, her tearful voice came through.“Nora, you need to come back right now! Your grandmother came to bring you lunch, and she overheard people from Tech saying you stole twenty-seven thousand dollars from the company.“She passed out!“We already called 911. Please hurry!”My head buzzed.It felt as though someone had dumped a bucket of ice water over me.Grandma's health was already so poor that she barely even went grocery shopping anymore.She'd been worried I wouldn't eat properly over the holiday weekend, so she'd ridden the bus for forty minutes just to bring me lunch.“My grandma passed out... I have to go to the hospital!”I turned toward the door.Linda immediately stepped in front of me.“You're not going anywhere.”She stared at me coldly.“How do we know you're not using this as an excuse to run?“Ninety thousand dollars

The female officer studied me for a few seconds, then nodded.“All right. The bank's right here. We'll check now.”The teller pulled up the company's transaction history, then opened the information for the receiving account.The officer asked,“Who opened this account? And what identification was used?”The teller typed for a moment, then looked up.“Account holder... Nora Quinn.”She read off the ID number.“It matches Ms. Quinn's.”“That’s impossible!”I moved closer to the screen.“I've never opened an account with this bank!”The officer frowned.“Nora, calm down. According to the system, the account was opened under your identity.”“I didn't open it! Ever since I joined the company, my payroll account has been with a completely different bank!”Linda suddenly rushed forward and grabbed my arm.“Nora! What else do you have to say now?”Her voice was shrill.“The account is yours. The ID number is yours. The money went to you!”She turned toward the police.“Off

Linda couldn't answer.The female officer turned back to the investigator.“How did the malicious code get onto Nora's computer?”“Through the flash drive. The one Nora used contained malware. The moment she opened the employee list, it automatically installed itself.”The officer looked at me.“Who gave you the flash drive?”“Linda did. She told me the employee list and bank information were on it.”The officer turned toward her.“Linda Miller, was that your flash drive?”Linda bit her lip and said nothing.The investigator continued over the phone.“We also traced the purchase. The flash drive was bought through Linda Miller's online shopping account and delivered to her home address.”The room fell silent again.Mr. Carter stood off to the side, his face livid.He stared at Linda, his voice low with suppressed fury.“Linda, I've trusted you for years.“And this is how you repay me?”Linda suddenly burst into tears.“Mr. Carter, I didn't mean for any of this to happ