(Nathaniel)
I knew the name before Amelia asked me what was wrong. Rebecca Lawson had never worked directly for Cross Holdings, but I'd seen her listed in reports before. Daniel had shown me her name during an internal review nearly two years ago. She had worked for one of our former board advisers.
"You know her."
I looked at Amelia. "I know the name."
"From where?"
"Cross Holdings."
Her face changed immediately.
I took my phone and called Daniel. He answered after two rings, and I told him to search Rebecca's name against every Cross Holdings record from the past three years. I already knew what he was going to find. I wanted confirmation before I told Amelia more.
"Who did she work for?" Amelia asked.
"A former adviser named Charles Whitmore."
She waited.
I continued. "He wor
