—I know.
I barely slept that night.
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I felt as though, somehow, I had become part of a strange game.
Office services
The next morning, as soon as I entered the company building, I realized something was wrong.
People were looking at me.
Some were whispering.
Karen even approached me with a cold smile.
—Well, now I understand why he always treated you differently.
—What are you talking about?
She simply pointed toward the director’s office.
As I approached, my heart sank.
The photo of the lake had been printed in a large format and hung right on his office door.
There was no explanation underneath.
People and society
Just the date.
I felt my face burning.
People had already made up all sorts of stories.
Some probably thought there was some kind of secret relationship between us.
And just then, Mr. Wilson opened the door.
—Emily, come in.
Inside the office were five members of the company’s board of directors, the CFO, the company lawyer, and Mark.
I immediately realized this was far more serious than I had imagined.
Mr. Wilson closed the door.
—Sit down.
Then he placed a folder on the table.
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—Three months ago, I noticed money was disappearing from the company accounts.
Mark turned pale.
—At first, we thought it was an accounting error —Mr. Wilson continued—. But then we discovered that someone inside the company was creating fake contracts.
I still didn’t understand what all this had to do with me.
He turned toward me.
—Two weeks ago, you accidentally sent me a report containing three figures that no one else had noticed.
I remembered it.
