Chapter 8 - The Leak At 6:02 the next morning, the headlines exploded.

VANGUARD OWNER ACCUSED OF FINANCIAL FRAUD.
By 6:15, the stock market reacted.
By 6:30, federal investigators had requested documents.
By seven, my name was everywhere.
Noah was eating pancakes when Arthur called.
“Evelyn, someone leaked everything.”
I looked at the newspaper.
The photographs were real.
The documents were real.
But the story was false.
Someone had rearranged legitimate transactions to make them look criminal.
“Find the source.”
“We're trying.”
I looked at the photograph attached to the article.
One detail caught my attention.
A reflection in the glass.
A man standing behind the camera.
I recognized him.
Ethan Cole.
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He was alive.
And he was back.
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