The investigation, such as it was, mostly involved Nadia, three laptops, an alarming quantity of instant coffee, and Elena discovering that she had a genuine talent for reading between the lines of corporate filings that made even Adrian raise an eyebrow.
"You've done this before," he said, watching her flag a discrepancy in Halloway Maritime's disclosed holdings that even the lawyer's paralegal had missed.
"I told you. Four years of managing my mother's creditor negotiations." Elena didn't look up from the spreadsheet.
"Rich men hiding money is not a new phenomenon to me, Adrian. It's practically a family tradition on both our sides at this point."
"Fair," he admitted, and went back to his own pile of filings, though she caught him smiling slightly at the screen a moment later.
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