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Nicholas Boothman
Then he saved it.
The Truth - Final.docx
The title was absurd. Nothing about it was final. His phone rang.
Unknown number.
He almost didn’t answer.
Then he remembered Claire.
“Henry Talbot.”
At first, there was nothing.
Then a woman’s voice said, “Your Cerulean severance package included an NDA. Liquidated damages, 4.2 million. You signed it on March sixteenth at 3:47 p.m.”
Henry stood.
“Who is this?”
“Your lawyer advised against it. You signed anyway.” His eyes went to the laptop.
“How do you know that?”
“You saved your confession eleven minutes ago. File name, The Truth - Final.docx.” A pause. “Dramatic title. Inaccurate, but dramatic.”
Henry closed the laptop.
“Who the hell is this?”
“Your laptop is connected to your neighbor’s Wi-Fi. Password, Brooklyn2019. You should use a VPN.”
His hand tightened around the phone. “Enough.”
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