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CHAPTER 82
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2025-01-30 00:00:52Agatha POV:
“This can’t be right.”
I stared at the document on my screen, my heart hammering against my ribs. The words swam before my eyes, a jumbled mess of legal jargon and financial figures that, when pieced together, painted a terrifying picture.
My fingers trembled as I scrolled back to the top of the file, rereading the heading for what felt like the hundredth time.
De Rossi Family Holdings – Confidential Internal Audit.
Confidential. Internal. My father never mentioned anything about an internal audit. He was always open with me about NexGen’s finances, about every aspect of the company.
So why was this hidden? And why did it feel lik
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