I recognized it immediately.
“What is this?”
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There was no personal letter inside.
No indecent offer.
Instead, there were reports.
Bank transfers.
Internal company documents.
And on top of everything, a formal appointment letter with my name on it.
I stared at the lawyer.
“I don’t understand.”
Daniel folded his hands.
“For the last six months, Mr. Harris has suspected that his two sons have been taking money from the company. He no longer trusts anyone inside the business.”
“And me?”
“He has been testing you for eight months.”
I stared at him.
“What do you mean, testing me?”
“He gave you confidential files and watched to see whether you shared them. He had extra money offered to you to see whether you would take it. He watched whether you repeated private conversations to other employees.”
I stood up, furious.
“So this whole time I was being tested?”
“Yes. And I think he handled it very badly.”
The lawyer turned another document toward me.
“But last night, he made his final decision.”
I looked down.
Director of Trust and Compliance.
The salary was nearly three times what I currently made.
On top of that, he had placed my name on the company’s internal oversight board.
“Is this some kind of joke?”
Daniel shook his head.
“No.”
At that exact moment, the office door opened.
William walked in.
For the first time, I didn’t see him as a powerful CEO.
I saw a very old man who looked like he hadn’t slept all night.
I immediately said,
“You scared me.”
He didn’t try to defend himself.
“I know.”
“You made me think you had completely different intentions.”
“I know.”
“Then why didn’t you tell me the truth?”
He sat across from me.
“Because everyone around me knows exactly what to say when they want something from me. I wanted to see what you would do when you didn’t know you were being evaluated.”
I was still angry.
“That was a terrible way to do it.”
