{"id":10904,"date":"2026-09-30T17:34:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T17:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/feelonestory.online\/?p=10904"},"modified":"2026-09-30T17:34:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T17:34:41","slug":"part-5-the-missing-board-minutes-reveal-anna-challenged-someone-daniel-trusted-while-gregory-tries-to-destroy-the-trail-before-they-reach-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelonestory.online\/?p=10904","title":{"rendered":"PART 5 \u2013 The Missing Board Minutes Reveal Anna Challenged Someone Daniel Trusted, While Gregory Tries to Destroy the Trail Before They Reach Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Richard killed the live connection to the archive without touching the file Gregory was opening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t block him,\u201d Daniel said.<\/p>\n<p>Richard looked up. \u201cIf he realizes we\u2019re watching\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe already knows someone is looking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen why leave access open?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause I want to know what he thinks is dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marcus moved beside them, reading the access log from Richard\u2019s screen. Gregory\u2019s account had entered a restricted legal archive at 8:26 a.m., bypassed two folders involving vendor contracts, and gone directly to records dated three years earlier.<\/p>\n<p>The night Anna died.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel stood motionless as a second file opened.<\/p>\n<p>Richard read the title aloud. \u201cEmergency executive communications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCopy everything he touches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOff-network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard disconnected a portable storage device from his laptop and handed it to Marcus. \u201cTake this to the secure compliance room. No shared drives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marcus nodded and left.<\/p>\n<p>One of the board members, Thomas Keene, pushed back his chair. \u201cThis has crossed into paranoia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel turned.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas had served on Bellmont\u2019s board since Daniel\u2019s father was alive. Sixty-two, silver-haired, careful with language, he had spent decades cultivating the manner of a man who found panic undignified.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel had always trusted that composure.<\/p>\n<p>This morning it looked different.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomeone forged my signature,\u201d Daniel said. \u201cSomeone used Anna\u2019s identity after her death. Someone is currently searching records from the night she died. What part would you like me to treat casually?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas held his gaze. \u201cI\u2019m saying you should avoid conclusions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo am I.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat doesn\u2019t sound like what\u2019s happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel walked closer to the conference table. \u201cThen help me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas\u2019s expression shifted by a fraction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHelp you how?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTell me what happened on October twelfth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nobody answered.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel looked from Thomas to board member Vivian Cross, then to Harold Pike.<\/p>\n<p>Vivian\u2019s hands were folded too tightly around a pen.<\/p>\n<p>Harold stared at the table.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel noticed both.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou were all on the board then.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas replied. \u201cThere were hundreds of meetings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot this one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t know that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe record is missing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That silenced him.<\/p>\n<p>Richard spoke without looking away from the laptop. \u201cThe digital index shows a board session was scheduled for October twelfth. There should be minutes, attachments, attendance logs, and voting records. The folder exists. The contents don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas frowned. \u201cRecords get corrupted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard looked at him. \u201cNot selectively.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel said, \u201cWho attended?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas leaned back. \u201cI don\u2019t remember.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vivian spoke quietly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Every head turned.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel watched her face.<\/p>\n<p>Vivian Cross had been a longtime family acquaintance before becoming a director. She had brought Anna soup when Sophie was born. She had attended the funeral and sat beside Daniel through nearly the entire service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened?\u201d Daniel asked.<\/p>\n<p>Vivian swallowed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnna came.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel did not move.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo a board meeting?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe wasn\u2019t scheduled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vivian glanced at Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>That was enough to make Daniel\u2019s attention sharpen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t look at him,\u201d Daniel said. \u201cLook at me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vivian slowly did.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe had questions about internal financial reporting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel\u2019s voice became quieter. \u201cNorthbridge?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t remember that name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGregory?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vivian hesitated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas stood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is irresponsible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel turned. \u201cSit down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas\u2019s jaw tightened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDaniel\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For a moment, old hierarchy collided with new reality.<\/p>\n<p>Then Thomas sat.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel looked back at Vivian. \u201cWhat did Anna say?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe accused Gregory of hiding expenses through vendor accounts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard stopped typing.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel felt his chest tighten.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat kind of expenses?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe didn\u2019t know yet. That was part of the argument.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho argued with her?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vivian\u2019s eyes lowered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGregory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly Gregory?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A long pause.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho else?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas interrupted. \u201cEnough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel\u2019s patience vanished.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo. Not enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He faced Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou knew my wife believed money was being stolen, and nobody told me?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou had stepped away from operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy wife died three weeks later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas\u2019s face hardened. \u201cDo not connect those things without evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re implying it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m asking why people I trusted buried the meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did not bury anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard turned the laptop toward them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe folder was manually purged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas looked at the screen.<\/p>\n<p>Richard continued. \u201cNot corrupted. Not archived incorrectly. Purged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy whom?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re trying to establish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel noticed Vivian\u2019s hand trembling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVivian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She looked at him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho else argued with Anna?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tears appeared in her eyes almost instantly, which frightened Daniel more than denial would have.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told her to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The room seemed to contract.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vivian nodded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause she was angry, and Gregory was angry, and your father\u2019s old agreements were being dragged into it. I thought she was making accusations before she had enough proof.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat agreements?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vivian looked confused.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething about voting rights. I don\u2019t remember the details.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel stepped closer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did Anna want?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo freeze several accounts until they were reviewed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid the board vote?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vivian nodded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe motion failed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel looked around the table.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho voted against her?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vivian\u2019s silence answered before she spoke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The betrayal was not dramatic. No shouting filled Daniel\u2019s head. No sudden rage blurred his vision.<\/p>\n<p>Instead came the flat realization that while he had been home reading bedtime stories to Sophie, Anna had stood in this company fighting alone against people both of them trusted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid she tell you she was afraid?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<p>Vivian closed her eyes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas stood again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe said many things that night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel looked at him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did she say?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas exhaled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe said someone was manipulating executive authorizations. She believed records were being changed before they reached you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard murmured, \u201cExactly what we\u2019re seeing now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas ignored him.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel asked, \u201cAnd you still voted against her?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe voted against an emergency freeze that would have disrupted company operations based on incomplete evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid Gregory vote?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wasn\u2019t a director.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut he was in the room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas\u2019s expression hardened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was chief operating officer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel remembered the date.<\/p>\n<p>Three years earlier, Gregory had not yet been formally appointed COO.<\/p>\n<p>He had been executive vice president of operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re lying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas\u2019s face changed.<\/p>\n<p>Richard looked between them.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel continued. \u201cGregory became COO after Anna died.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nobody answered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe did not have standing to attend a closed board session unless someone invited him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas said, \u201cHe was asked to explain the transactions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy whom?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Silence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho invited Gregory?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vivian whispered, \u201cHarold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel turned toward the third director.<\/p>\n<p>Harold Pike had said almost nothing all morning.<\/p>\n<p>He looked seventy now, though Daniel remembered him as stronger. He had been Bellmont\u2019s outside financial adviser for years before joining the board.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy?\u201d Daniel asked.<\/p>\n<p>Harold rubbed one thumb over the other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause I thought Gregory could answer her questions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCould he?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen what happened?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harold looked toward Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel noticed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop checking each other before you answer me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harold\u2019s shoulders sagged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnna accused him of creating duplicate vendor structures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNorthbridge?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never heard that name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid she have documents?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard leaned forward. \u201cWhat documents?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrinted ledgers. Access logs. Copies of approvals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel felt a jolt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere are they?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou were there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe took them with her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the meeting?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel turned toward Richard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer car.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard understood immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Police inventory.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel asked, \u201cWere any company records recovered after the accident?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard was already searching.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe police property list should be in the legal archive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They waited.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing appeared.<\/p>\n<p>Richard tried a second search.<\/p>\n<p>His jaw tightened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe inventory record is missing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel stared at him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom police?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom our legal file.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan we request the original?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard began typing.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel\u2019s phone vibrated again.<\/p>\n<p>Unknown number.<\/p>\n<p>He opened the message.<\/p>\n<p>Gregory knows you found the October meeting. He will leave before noon.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel looked at the time.<\/p>\n<p>8:41.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere is Gregory now?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard checked building access.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis badge entered the underground garage at 7:51.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo he\u2019s here?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo elevator record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel frowned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow did his account enter the archive?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard\u2019s expression changed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemote access.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel immediately called building security.<\/p>\n<p>No answer from Gregory\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>His company phone went directly to voicemail.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel said, \u201cFind his vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard contacted security downstairs.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty seconds later, an answer came back.<\/p>\n<p>Gregory\u2019s car was in the garage.<\/p>\n<p>Driver\u2019s door unlocked.<\/p>\n<p>No sign of Gregory.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel felt the shape of a diversion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wanted us to think he came here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard nodded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOr someone used his car.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan we locate his company phone?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPowered off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHome?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marcus returned from the compliance room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a team heading there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel looked at him. \u201cQuietly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnderstood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard\u2019s screen flashed.<\/p>\n<p>Another archive file opened under Gregory\u2019s credentials.<\/p>\n<p>This one was not about Anna\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>It was labeled BOARD INDEMNIFICATION\u2014PRIVATE.<\/p>\n<p>Richard copied it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOpen the copy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The document appeared.<\/p>\n<p>A legal agreement, dated two weeks after the October meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel read the first page.<\/p>\n<p>It provided unusual protections to certain executives and directors concerning decisions made during a restructuring investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard scrolled.<\/p>\n<p>His face tightened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s designed to shield participants from civil claims related to financial disclosure failures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel looked toward Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou signed this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas stared at the page.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo did Vivian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel looked at her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd Harold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harold lowered his head.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel continued reading.<\/p>\n<p>A fourth signature appeared.<\/p>\n<p>Gregory Shaw.<\/p>\n<p>Then a fifth.<\/p>\n<p>Elaine Mercer.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel\u2019s blood went cold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard leaned closer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe supposedly signed as witness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel stood abruptly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnna never signed this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vivian looked stunned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never saw her sign it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas said, \u201cNeither did I.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel looked at him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you signed it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho presented it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas hesitated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGregory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There it was again.<\/p>\n<p>Gregory at every intersection.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Anna\u2019s letter had said Gregory was not the most dangerous person.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel looked at the anonymous message.<\/p>\n<p>Gregory knows you found the October meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Whoever was warning Daniel knew Gregory\u2019s movements almost in real time.<\/p>\n<p>That person was either helping him\u2014<\/p>\n<p>\u2014or controlling what he saw.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus\u2019s phone rang.<\/p>\n<p>He answered, listened, then looked at Daniel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGregory isn\u2019t home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWife?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe says he left before six.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor work?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe thought so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid he take luggage?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marcus asked through the phone.<\/p>\n<p>The answer took several seconds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel felt a hard certainty settle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s running.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard closed the indemnification document.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can alert airports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas stood again. \u201cIf Gregory is fleeing, we need law enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel looked at him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll involve them when we know what crime we\u2019re reporting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe already have forged records.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd possible fraud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard added, \u201cPlus evidence tampering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel nodded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrepare the package.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His phone buzzed.<\/p>\n<p>This time it was Claire.<\/p>\n<p>Security had reached her.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel answered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you safe?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you still have the drive?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A pause.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel\u2019s stomach dropped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hid it somewhere else before I called you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Claire\u2019s voice became strained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnna told me not to keep it at home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou said you hadn\u2019t opened it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere is it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe left instructions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClaire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sorry. I should have told you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTell me now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Claire inhaled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe drive is inside a storage locker Anna rented under another name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel gripped the edge of the table.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhich name?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI only know the initials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat initials?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cE.M.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel closed his eyes briefly.<\/p>\n<p>Anna had used her maiden initials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat else did she leave?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA key.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you have it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll come to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel opened his eyes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause the instructions say you have to go somewhere first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Claire read from the letter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe old Bellmont property on West Alder Street.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel frowned.<\/p>\n<p>That building had been closed for nearly four years.<\/p>\n<p>His father\u2019s first restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>The place where Bellmont Hospitality had begun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat am I supposed to find there?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Claire answered quietly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA safe behind the original manager\u2019s office wall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel looked at Richard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s in it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then Claire added something that changed the room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnna wrote one sentence under the address.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel waited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe said, \u2018If Daniel is reading this, Gregory has already failed to keep the truth buried.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel stared through the glass wall toward the executive floor.<\/p>\n<p>Gregory might be fleeing.<\/p>\n<p>But Anna had expected that.<\/p>\n<p>Which meant whatever she had hidden was never meant merely to expose him.<\/p>\n<p>It was meant to expose whoever stood behind him.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/feelonestory.online\/?p=10905\">Click here to continue reading: PART 6: At Bellmont\u2019s Abandoned First Restaurant, Daniel Finds Anna\u2019s Hidden Evidence and Learns Someone in His Family Was Used as Leverage<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard killed the live connection to the archive without touching the file Gregory was opening. \u201cDon\u2019t block him,\u201d Daniel said. 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