The headquarters of the Financial Crimes Division stood unusually quiet as evening settled over the city.
Senior Investigator Cole had just finished reviewing the contents of Natalie’s encrypted files when his assistant knocked on the office door.
“Sir.”
Cole looked up.
“What is it?”
“You have a visitor.”
“I don’t recall scheduling anyone.”
The assistant hesitated.
“He didn’t make an appointment.”
“He simply said…”
“…you would want to hear what he has to say.”
Cole frowned.
“Who is he?”
The assistant slid a business card onto the desk.
Cole picked it up.
His eyes narrowed.
Damian Raymond.
For a brief moment, the room fell silent.
Even someone outside the corporate world knew that name.
The head of the Raymond Group.
One of the country’s most influential businessmen.
Co
