Chapter 165 Discrepancies

Her next clue came during a routine inspection of their books. Mariama noticed a discrepancy in the numbers from one of their smaller operations. "Ana," she called to their financial expert. "Can you explain this shortfall in the San Miguel account?" Ana looked at the figures, her brow furrowing. "That's strange. I'll look into it and get back to you." But Ana's explanation, when it came, felt rehearsed, unconvincing. Mariama's suspicions grew. The pieces started to come together when Mariama decided to follow Miguel one evening. She watched from a distance as he met with a group of men she didn't recognize in a seedy bar on the outskirts of town. As she edged closer, straining to hear their conversation, she caught fragments that made her blood run cold. "...time to make our move..." "...Andre won't know what hit him..." "...new leadership for a new era..." Mariama slipped away, her mind racing. A conspiracy was forming right under their noses, and it involved people they tru