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"He doesn’t handle inventory," she says

"That doesn’t e from the tiue

She points to a particular line "Right here This indicates the sales for Ridel, an anti-infla that’s in low demand because of side effects and better patient options I know this because I spent soot sidelined for ent projects Column one indicates that low demand, but in the second version of the report, twenty times as many units have been sold"

"Has sales done a push on Ridel?"

"I can’t say for sure That’s done through outside reps I have no exposure to, but considering the drug’s history, I find that hard to believe" She hesitates and abandons the paper to focus on ht--"

"Don’t do this Not now Not when you’ve just dropped a bombshell on nitude of what she’s just told ed and labeled as this anti-infla?

I face her and all of a sudden, she’s in front of h the s pressed to oal, I realize, and the truth is, she’s exactly the kind of wo Devious Calculated Incapable of being ruined by s here Emily does not

EMILY

My plan to leave Brandon Enterprises with soets easy when I return fro a million and one errands for his father and find the offices dark Entering the lobby, I lock ht for Brandon Senior’s office Opening the doors, I flip on the light, and while I really don’t knohat I’ is certain I promised Shane this would be my last day at Brandon Enterprises and that means this is my last chance to use my role in this cooal in mind, I cross the office, sit down behind the desk, and since Shane believes the hedge fund is being used to hide a secret that see for the drahere I’ve seen hi, but it doesn’t move I try another draith the saive up, I search the desk for a tool of so it into the lock with zero success

Frowning, I scour my brain for a solution, and a crazy idea sendsmy own key, and return to Brandon Senior’s desk and the locked drawer Inhaling, I pray for luck, insert the key into the ne open the drawer, I snatch up the hedge-fund folder and one labeled MIKE ROGERS, who’s both a board e fund I then spend a fewvaried selections of other folders My prizes in hand, I hurry to the large file rooht and power up the copyin the files

I’ve just finished with the final docu allalone, isn’t it?"

I jolt at the uard I’ve never seen before, standing in the doorway "What are you doing here?" I de all of ht so up onthe stack of files I’ve created, and hat strikes me as more interest than an outsider should have

"Thanks for checking onup the entire stack of files "I’ to leave soon"

"I know you think you are," he says, "but that’s when people oes dry hat seeuard down and forget to stay alert Case in point, we’ve had a few strange reports in the building this week, which one wouldn’t expect with our level of security You said you’re leaving soon Why don’t you letmore uncomfortable by the moment "Thank you, but ‘soon’ for me translates to the next hour or so"

He studies me for several more of those creepy moments in which I conteives a quick nod and says, "Be careful on your way down" He disappears out of the door, and I have no idea what possesseshim as he’s about to exit the office

"Excuse e happenings?"

"For tenant privacy reasons, I’m not at liberty to say"

"I understand What’s your naain"

He inclines his head and exits, and I quickly dart forward, locking the door that apparently won’t keep "Randy" out anyway, his na I can’t place, I return to Brandon Senior’s office, and start refiling the folders I’d taken, when I pause with realization The guard who’d helpedhad been Randy Of course, they could share the na, no, everything, about this new "Randy" is bothering le" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true">