Chapter: A Stab in the BackI was home with Josh when my secretary, Helen, walked in, her face pale and hands gripping her tablet so tightly I thought she might crack the screen. From the way she hesitated at the doorway, I knew something was wrong—very wrong.“Ma’am,” she said, her voice carefully controlled, but I could hear the edge of panic beneath it.Josh was on the couch, playing a game on his tablet, but he looked up at Helen curiously. I immediately tensed. Whatever she was about to say, it wasn’t good.“Josh, honey,” I said gently. “Why don’t you go upstairs for a bit?”Josh hesitated, glancing between Helen and me. “Is something wrong?”“No, sweetheart, just business.” I forced a small smile. “I’ll call you when we’re done, okay?”Josh nodded reluctantly, grabbed his things, and walked upstairs. The moment his door shut, I turned to Helen.“Talk.”Helen hesitated, then took a deep breath. “The project. The one you’ve been working on for months.”My heart pounded. “What abou
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