Three months later, I was reviewing market analytics on the deck of a yacht off the Amalfi Coast when a news alert appeared on my tablet.
*“Pendelton Tech Founder and Associate Sentenced in Fraud Case.”*
The courtroom photo showed Arthur gaunt and scowling. Chloe sat beside him with tears through her makeup. According to the article, they had blamed each other throughout the trial.
The article said they had spent the trial blaming each other. The same account records I sent David remained underneath both stories.
Arthur received five years in federal prison for corporate fraud and embezzlement. Chloe received eighteen months as his accomplice.
I archived the alert and returned to the market report.
For months, Arthur's emergencies had dictated what I read first each morning. Now his
