Chapter 82 - Chapter 82 – Hidden Help

The mistake appeared less than twelve minutes before the investor briefing packet was scheduled for release. Caro noticed it while reviewing cross-department reconciliation files in the compliance office long after most of the executive floor had emptied for the night. Rain pressed softly against the dark windows behind her while the glow from multiple monitors painted cold light across the scattered reports covering her desk. At first, the inconsistency looked minor, just one adjusted percentage buried inside the final liquidity summary attached to Peter's presentation. But the longer she stared at it, the colder her blood became. Because the number was wrong enough to destroy him publicly.