Chapter 22
By mid-morning, every executive at Kane Enterprises received an anonymous email. Attached: a file titled “Lila Hart – Background Review.” Within minutes, the story began spreading through the building. Inside the boardroom, Marcus stood before several shareholders, his tone controlled but deliberate. “You all deserve the full picture,” he said. The screen behind him illuminated with records. Lila’s college transcripts. A financial aid report. Then the final document appeared. A lawsuit settlement from five years earlier. The room shifted. “Miss Hart once worked as an intern at a venture firm,” Marcus explained calmly. “That firm collapsed after confidential financial projections were leaked to competitors.” A murmur rippled through the board members. Marcus continued. “She wa
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