He Accused Me Of Stealing But I Heard The Truth Chapter 12
“But after Erin left, I was the one who held this company together for you. When the board demanded early repayment, I was the one who smoothed things over. When you were hospitalized with that fever, I ran the charity gala.”
She took off her employee badge and set it on Derek’s desk.
“If even I have to prove I’m not a criminal, then investigate. The moment you find one thing, I’ll leave on my own.”
She turned and walked out.
Derek looked at the badge on his desk, a flicker of doubt crossing his face for the first time.
[Am I twisting every clue to fit her?]
[She’s been with the company for twelve years. Would she really hurt a child?]
[But when Erin talked about that clinic, her whole body was shaking. That wasn’t an act.]
His assistant knocked and stepped inside.
“The information security team restored part of the old logs. The access records from those two months were deliberately deleted, but Rachel’s account didn’t have the permissions to erase the backend backups completely.”
“Who did?”
“You, and the technical director at the time. He moved to Seattle a few years ago. Died in a car accident last year.”
Derek fell silent.
Every clue led back to Rachel, but every trail went cold at the final step.
It was as if, six years ago, someone had already prepared every escape route.
Maisie woke up after the sedation from another round of treatment.