Arianna waited until the office emptied out. It was late, but she didn't care. She had a reason now. Her eyes scanned fast. She wasn't looking for numbers. She was looking for King. Something about him hadn't sat right with her for a while. Now that Skye told her to confirm, she had too.
He was too slippery. Always gone just before something went wrong. Always in Leonard's ear. Then she found it, Phoenix. King had been there last week. She narrowed her eyes, checked the timestamps. That same night, a file had been updated under the new investor list, she opened it. Mr. Ian.
A ranch owner, wealthy and yet very private, and it covered all the usual checkboxes, but something about it itched at her. Arianna leaned in, scrolling further. The man had signed a pending agreement to transfer funds into KCC's research division. A quiet investment, squeaky clean on paper. She opened a new tab and cross-referenced his name. It didn't take long.
