Chapter 52

NICCO POV

I frowned at the spreadsheet that Hope had opened for me and ignored the little bit of turbulence that was going on outside the plane. I looked over at her, barely registering that her hands were clenched and her knuckles were white. I reached over and absently patted her.

“The turbulence is normal,” I told her. She nodded. “Tell me about these numbers.”

“The money has been moved,” she said, her voice a little shaky. She cleared her throat and spoke again, her voice a little stronger this time. “Someone put the money back into all the original accounts.” She pointed to five different accounts on my screen. “Less than five hundred thousand total taken out from all these accounts. Thirty two thousand here, forty five thousand here, hundred and six here. All because of a coding change.”

I furrowed my brow. “Why would someone steal money and then put it back?” I asked. I was confused.

“To see if they can,” Hope said. She said it with confidence.

“Explain,” I said, pu