Chapter 68

Chloe’s POV

I will investigate this myself if I need to. I will. I swear. This administration's leave will not go just like that. I will do everything that I can. I will work with a private investigator if I need to.

And everyone caught won't go unpunished. I vowed.

The moment I stepped out of that room, the decision settled inside me like steel.

I was not going to sit at home and wait for them to finish destroying me. I was not going to trust a board already poisoned by lies. Administrative leave or not, I would not be idle. If they thought removing my access would weaken me, they were wrong.

I walked out of the building without looking back.

Outside, the air felt different. Sharper. Like the world had drawn a line and dared me to cross it. I got into the car Drake had sent and stared out of the window as the city moved past. My mind was already working. Dates. Systems. Names. Access levels. Someone had moved money using my ident