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“Another reason why hiring you was a good decision I worked as a business consultant, and I have a knack for finding snakes in the grass”

“Meaning what?”

“Inappropriate use of funds, aoes beyond experience and education forquestions is inbred in you I go into an operation, and a gut feeling leads me to the places and problems I need to discover And, letabused wasAnother year and the mob would have owned it”

“But the media—”

“Painted me as cutthroat I know and I don’t care I did what I had to in order to get thethe public blows myself”

“What made you stay in the job?”

“Stay? Who says I’? I just never felt that the operation was ready forme on full time”

“So you plan to leave”

“When the tiht”

“Which is when?”

“I’ll knohen” He sets his fork down and leans an elbow on the bar, facingthe subject again “Or siblings? What does everyone else think about your move?”

“No siblings, and …” I hesitate, fighting the clawing sensation in o on, “And o What about your family?”

“And some days that three years feels like an eternity and others like yesterday I get it My mom died of an aneurysets easier I know you don’t believe me, but it does”

“I do I know And it is” I cut ain I need this day to be over

Now Dame between him and the chair “Today wasn’t normal procedure It’s our third breach in ninety days, and we’ve been looking into potential internal probleh to be a part of this Two things you need to know: Everyone was locked down in soated For safety reasons I personally told security that you were on lockdown against your wishes, for your protection I would never make you look bad Never How can I expect you to have my back if I don’t have yours?”