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ered little beyond what they already knew. Every lead seemed to circle back to George, but nothing was concrete enough to confront him outright or i

side, her expression as tense as his own. "Any progress?"

h a sigh. "We've been digging, but George

. "He must have help-someone who knows the system wel

g that person is proving to be more difficult than I anticipat

g for evidence against George directly, we should focus on those around him. Mayb

, but it's better than chasing our tails like we've been doing. We

oking into his most recent communications-emails, phone records, an

on between them, she had thrown herself into this investigation with everything she had, and Aaron couldn

a moment. "We're in this together, Aaron.

p had been born out of convenience, but now, for the first time, he was beginning to see the potential for something more

d, it was replaced by a cold resolve. They

Aaron said, refocusi

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n was suspicious-he had seen the change in his demeanor during their meeting. But George wasn't worried. He ha

im from his thoughts. "Come in," G

n who could blend into any crowd and disappear without a trace. But his eyes were sharp, and they loc

but his mind immediately wen

ce low. "He's got people looking into the financials

on darkened. "How

lose," the man said. "If they find out about the o

n so soon. He needed more time-time to cover his tracks, to ensure that there was no evidence left for Aaron to find.

s face unreadable.

nown that there was a risk in what he was doing, but the rewards had been too tempting to pass

spots before, and he had always found a way out. This time would

a call. "I need you to do something for me," he said when the person on t

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lead, combing through documents, and reaching out to contacts who might have information. But as the hours ticked

om his legal team. He glanced at the screen, and his heart skipped

It was an update on the investigation-a lead they hadn't e

sked, noticing the ch

vestigators dug up a connection between George and a consulting firm we've been worki

d be it, Aaron. If we can prove

have the legal team start pulling records and get in touch with the con

y-like they were being led down a path that George wanted them to follow. But what choice d

aid, her voice resolute. "Whateve

next step, Aaron couldn't shake the feeling that they were walking into a trap-a web of deceit that George ha

r the confrontation that could either save them or destroy everything they had worked for. But the real questi