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re, listening to the sounds of the rain sputtering on the hood. He lets out a sigh of exhaustion and opens the door, stepping out of the vehicle and makes the short trip past the reception desk

d himself stay right wh

evident. Ace walks up to her and kisses her forehead she grumbles a little and murmurs something inaudible. Ace hangs his co

by." Ac

e replie

I had to clock in later than no

y. She got up from the obviously uncomfortable position she had put hersin, squeezed him into a hug, and

e sat down to eat and she joined him as well. Once in a while, in between eating, they made light conversation, she asked about his day at work. Ace told her about the transactions he had discovered and his confrontation with

y idea what the

le curious and h

e had to take care of dating back three years." Ace

last of it we'd hear of, so ther

ther before going to bed. All through the night, Olivia lay awake beside Ace. She heard the sound of his constant breathing but she

k Lat

d some documents when his office assistant, Angela p

ly clear I wasn't taking visi

he replied in a shrill voice and Ace raised his head t

essed in official government clothes and Ace w

d care for you to accompany us back to the station." The f

arties if you come willingly an

mistake. It had to be. He thought so as he was being led down the office building, the eyes of his entire workforce looking down in shock. He signal

irror and he was being watched. He was innocent. Being nervous and agitated wasn't helping his cause. He had to be strong. Liv, what'd happen to his wife? He had to proof his innocence. Just then,

better not be listening in on our conv

his cuffs and gave him a bottle of water. S

ed by the Rodger's on your behalf." She

ort of his in-laws, Ace tried protesting his innoce

you and the company gravely. It'd be almost impossible to proof your innocenc

. The offshore transactions amongst others. As soon as he heard of it

putation if this case dragged on any further. The company's sh

ct Attorney's office who would be will

ase is wrapped up without having to go to court and all that. The company'

is was what he'd discussed with Jacob a week ago. Considering how much the Rodger's fami

en I ge

rt ever happened. His criminal record would still be there, but if nothing was found to implicate him further, after three years, his record would be expunged f

ent. It was only meant to protect the family's interests, being legally bound to the family, the company's shares might take an astronomical tumble in the markets, worse and maybe

and it'd be processed quickly to make sure this deal was sorted out quickly and with no further delay. She opened the briefcase she came in with, brought out documents and handed them over for him to sign. She pointed at the places he was to input his signature. When

gh third party private offshore accounts and was found guilty of these charges. He was sentenced to six years imprisonment at Rikers Island with po