Chapter 156

Patrick Banks POV

“Patrick! Have you seen the news?” Jordan’s worried voice came through the other end of the line.

My lips parted and I blinked. “What news?”

“The Times just broke a story about the company. And Patrick, it’s bad.” He hesitated, as though he was unsure of how to say it. “They’re launching a formal investigation into your company.”

My heart skipped a beat.

Formal investigation? On what?

And why was it on the news? How did it get public without my knowledge?

“What?” I asked, my voice tense. “What is it about?”

Jordan let out a wistful sigh. “It’s about the dealings with the mafia.”

A chill ran down my spine. “They know about the money laundering?” I asked, my voice barely above a whisper. “How? But I was so careful.”

“I know, but someone leaked information about it. Things that the press couldn’t have dug up on their own. Private documents. Emails.”

My jaw clenched.

Who could have done something l