CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT – THE CEO’S DARK SIDE

Later that afternoon, Karina was heading to the break room when she overheard a hushed conversation between two junior employees. "...I'm telling you, something's not right," one of them was saying. "Have you seen the way Miguel's been acting lately?" "Shh!" the other hissed. "Do you want to get fired? We shouldn't be talking about this." Intrigued and concerned, Karina slowed her pace, straining to hear more. "I'm just saying," the first voice continued, "those late-night meetings, the secret phone calls... It's suspicious. And what about those transfers to that offshore account?" Karina's blood ran cold. Offshore accounts? Secret meetings? What was going on? Unable to shake her unease, Karina found herself staying late that night, using her executive access to dig into the company's financial records. At first, everything seemed in order. But as she delved deeper, she began to notice discrepancies. Small amounts here and there, nothing that would raise immediate red flags, but