I almost laughed.
“Apologize to her?”
“Yes. Then we can discuss our personal issues at home.”
I slowly placed the coffee cup on his desk.
“No, Julian. I don’t think that’s how this is going to end.”
He frowned.
“What do you mean?”
I met his eyes.
“I think we’ll discuss everything at tomorrow’s board meeting.”
For several seconds, he stared at me.
Then he laughed.
“The board meeting? Maya, you haven’t attended one in years.”
“That doesn’t mean I haven’t been reading the reports.”
His laughter stopped.
I watched the realization begin forming behind his eyes.
But he quickly recovered.
“You don’t understand how this business works anymore.”
I thought about the missing money.
The suspicious invoices.
The accountant’s warning.
And the independent investigation already underway.
Perhaps I understood far more than he realized.
Julian stepped closer.
“Celeste is essential to my work here. You’re going to forget this incident and let me handle it.”
