“He expects to announce the new global expansion there,” Julian said.

“With Celeste at his side,” I added.

“If I walk into that room, I can speak directly to the board.”

“It is a risk, Evelyn,” Julian said.

“Bennett will have security at the door.”

“He owns the venue now.”

“He thinks he does,” I said.

“But the land lease is still in my name.”

Priya interrupted us with a sharp intake of breath.

“The clock is at 8:58,” she said.

“The transfer queue is active.”

We all gathered around the desk.

The green light from the screen cast long shadows across the mahogany table.

A progress bar appeared at the bottom of the window.

It was a simple blue line, creeping from left to right.

“Is there any way to redirect the destination?” I asked.

“I cannot change the destination without the bank’s master key,” Priya said.

“But I can insert a tracking pixel into the transaction metadata.”

“What does that do?” Julian asked.

“It will ping our server every time that money is moved or spent,” Priya explained.