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Chloe's Mole

Chapter 61 A few days later, James was in his office looking over some files when Louis came rushing in. His face was pale. "Boss, we can also have a huge hassle," Louis stated, out of breath. "I simply got a disturbing report about one of the nurses on the psychiatric hospital." James looked up, narrowing his eyes. "What is it?" "Apparently this nurse, Emily Davis, has been acting really strange lately. Calling in sick a lot, getting caught sneaking around restricted areas, that kind of thing." "And you think she could be the Chloe mole we've been looking for?" James asked gruffly. Louis nodded grimly. "It definitely seems suspicious as hell. We pulled her personnel file and there are some big red flags." He slid the file over to James, who began flipping through it with a furrowed brow. There were notes about Emily having past issues with drugs and gambling debts. "Yeah, I can see how someone with problems like this might be easy to bribe or manipulate," James said. "
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Got Them

Chapter 62 It's been few days, James sat at his desk looking through some papers when Louis rushed in. He had a big smirk on his face. "We got them, boss! Our intel finally paid off on the Petrov operation." James looked up, eyes narrowing. "You're sure about this?" "Damn sure," Louis said, tossing a file onto the desk. "Our undercover guy was able to get video evidence of Petrov meeting with that dirty cop we've been after. They're caught red-handed discussing payoffs and illegal activities." James flipped through the record, analyzing the pictures and transcripts with a satisfied nod. "Well, I'll be. Looks like the rat finally took the cheese." "Should we move in and take them down?" Louis asked eagerly. Leaning again in his chair, James thought for a moment then shaking his head "Not yet. Let's have a little fun with them first. Set up a meet, just me and Petrov's top guys. I want to see the fear in their eyes before we burn their whole operation to the ground." Louis grin
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Four Years Later

Chapter 63Four years later..."Mummy, mummy, look!" Lily turned towards her 4-year-old daughter Ava, with a warm smile as she came running over, a masterpiece of finger paints clutched boldly in her little hands. "Well, well, would you look at that?... Nicely done" Lily said, bending down to get a better view. "This may simply be your simply first-rate paintings yet, candy pea!"Ava beamed, her cherubic face lighting up with pride at the praise. "It's you and daddy and me, see? We're all holding hands in the park!"Indeed, amid the vibrant swirls of color, Lily could make out three stick figure forms, one smaller between two taller ones, their stick arms linked together. Her heart melted a little at the innocently joyful scene her daughter had captured."You're such a talented little artist already," Lily said, pulling Ava into a warm hug. "Just like your mommy."Ava giggled, smearing a streak of purple paint across Lily's cheek as she squirmed playfully. "When I get bigger, I'm go
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My Girls

Chapter 64The next morning, Lily awakened to the tantalizing aroma of sparkling espresso and some thing splendidly sweet wafting up from the kitchen. Smiling, she stretched languidly before slipping out of bed and into her preferred silk gown.Padding downstairs, she saw James already dressed for work and expertly flipping golden pancakes on the stove at the same time as Ava sat at the kitchen island, fortuitously coloring away in her pajamas."Well, well, looks like I married a regular master chef," Lily quipped, coming up behind James to wrap her arms around his waist and press a kiss between his shoulder blades. He chuckled, turning his head to capture her lips in a proper good morning kiss. "Don't let the pancakes fool you, this is about the extent of my culinary prowess. Figured I'd treat my girls before heading into the office."Ava glanced up from her coloring with a grin. "Daddy makes the best pancakes ever! He even put chocolate chips in mine, see?" She held up a forkful o
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Vincent Moretti

Chapter 65Lily pushed the uneasy thoughts of the embezzlement to the back of her mind as she walked into their home, determinedly retaining a smile on her face for Ava's sake. She saw her little girl within the residing room, having a very extreme tea celebration with her teddy bear."Mum, you're back!" Ava chirped, leaping up to hug Lily's legs. "Come have tea with me and Mr. Snuggles!""It will be my pleasure ," Lily said, placing a kiss on her daughter's head and letting herself be tugged over to the adorably mismatched tea set. For the subsequent hour, she immersed herself within the magical global of make-believe, sipping imaginary tea and listening raptly to Ava's stories.It was a welcome respite from the stricken mind niggling at her, a chance to just be surprised at her daughter's innocence and bright imagination. These precious moments of bonding and silliness were exactly what Lily needed to keep herself centered.Eventually, it was time to start on dinner. Lily got Ava se
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It's A Mess

Chapter 66It was nearly midnight by the time James eventually walked through the front door, looking exhausted and grim. Lily was curled up on the sofa looking forward to him, having spent the previous few hours alternating between checking on a slumbering Ava and pacing restlessly.She at once went to James, wrapping her arms round his waist and feeling some of the anxiety drain out of him as he hugged her back. For long seconds, they just held each other, drawing strength and comfort. Finally, James pulled back with a heavy sigh. "It's a goddamn mess, Lil," he said, scrubbing a hand over his face. "The forensic accountants are still untangling everything, however it seems like we are dealing with a seriously state-of-the-art embezzlement scheme."Lily led him to the sofa, never relinquishing her hold on his hand. "What did you discoverso far? Any leads on who is behind it?"James' jaw clenched. "Not yet. Whoever set this up truly knew what they had been doing. They funneled the m
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Encounter

Chapter 67The next morning turned into a flurry of activity as James prepared for the emergency board assembly. He was up before sunrise, poring over the contemporary reports from the forensic accountants as he downed cup after cup of black espresso.Lily did her best to provide silent support, keeping Ava occupied and making sure James remembered to eat something. She could see the tension coiled in each line of his body, the fierce willpower burning in his eyes.Just before he left, James pulled her into a long, tight embrace. "I will get to the bottom of this," he vowed again. "I won't let our family stay vulnerable a second longer than necessary."Lily held him tightly, breathing in his familiar scent - clean soap and sandalwood from his aftershave. "I know you will," she murmured against his neck. "You're James freaking Watson. You've conquered bigger obstacles than this."That pulled a small chuckle from him as he drew back to look at her. "Damn right I have. And I've got one h
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Her Husband

Chapter 68Lily's knuckles had been white on the steerage wheel as she pulled into Rowland Park, scanning the scattered clusters of human beings milling about. She noticed Vincent almost immediately, lounging on a bench near the duck pond looking a way too casual for the sort of clandestine meeting.Swallowing hard, she pulled into a space and took a moment to gather herself before stepping out. The whole drive over, she'd second-guessed this decision a thousand times. Meeting a potential threat alone, without even telling James...it went against every ounce of logic and self-preservation.But beneath the fear pulsing through her veins, steely resolve hardened her spine and propelled her forward. She had to see this through, had to seize any chance to help James and protect their family, no matter the risk to herself.Approaching the bench on legs that wanted to wobble, Lily stopped a few feet away and crossed her arms. "Alright Vincent, I'm here," she said tightly. "Now tell me what
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Speechless

Chapter 69Lily wasn't sure how long she sat in the car, staring unseeingly at the damning documents until the words blurred before her disbelieving eyes. It could have been minutes or hours as shock and a bone-deep sense of betrayal coalesced like lead in her veins.James...her James...a liar. A fraud. A man capable of the kind of corrupt double-dealing she despised at her core. The proof was indisputable, laid out in transaction after transaction, year after year.How could she reconcile this soulless corporate raider with the loving, honorable husband and father she adored? It was like a cruel funhouse mirror, reflecting back a warped perversion of the life and man she thought she knew.A shrill ringing startled Lily out of her stupor and with numb fingers, she fumbled her cell phone out to see James' face smiling up at her from the screen - a photo she'd snapped just last week as he'd laughingly rough-housed with Ava.The easy joy and love captured there, frozen in a moment before
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I Have To Go

Chapter 70"Lily, thank God!" James rushed forward as she numbly exited the car, his hands reaching for her. "Where have you been? I've been calling for hours, I was about to send out a damn search party!"But Lily flinched back from his touch as if burned, the folder thrust between them like a shield. Or a glaring accusation. James froze, his eyes widening as they flicked from her devastated face to the damning papers."Lily..." he started hoarsely, a thousand emotions swirling in that one broken word. But she cut him off with a sharp, brittle laugh completely devoid of humor."Don't," she bit out, despising how her voice wavered. "Don't you dare try to explain this away, to spin some story about how it's not what it looks like."She shoved the folder into his chest, the harsh gesture belying the way her hand shook. I have everything, James. All the bad stuff: the cheating, stealing, and illegal things you did. It's all written down for everyone to see what a liar you are."James tur
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