owned by a larger conglomerate. And that conglomerate is owned by me.”
Clara’s breath caught in her throat. “You… you own them?”
“I own the parent company, yes,” Ethan said, his jaw tightening as a cold, corporate fury bled into his tone. “I don’t micro-manage every branch, but when my investigator pulled your file tonight, he also pulled the termination report. Restructuring is a lie. You were fired because you found a ghost-vendor pipeline. Someone in that office is embezzling from my firm, and they used you as a scapegoat
