She did not look at me when I entered.

Robert and I took our seats opposite Marcus.

“Thank you all for coming on short notice,” Daniel began, his voice steady.

He stood up, adjusting his cuffs.

“As you know, our quarterly audit flagged a severe discrepancy in our primary development fund.”

He clicked a remote, and a spreadsheet appeared on the wall projector.

“Over four million dollars has been moved out of the escrow account over the last six months.”

Marcus frowned, leaning forward. “We saw the summary, Daniel. What does this have to do with an emergency meeting?”

“It has to do with the integrity of this company,” Daniel said, looking directly at me.

“The transfers were authorized using old administrative credentials.”

“Credentials that belong to someone who no longer works here, but still holds significant shares.”

My chest tightened, but I kept my hands flat on the table.

“Are you accusing me, Daniel?” I asked, keeping my voice calm.

“I am presenting the facts to the board,” Daniel said, his eyes narrowing.

“The IP addresses used to log into the portal trace back to a residence in the coastal region.”