Claire stepped backward.<\/p>\n
Robert stared at her.<\/p>\n
Tell me she is wrong.<\/p>\n
Claire opened her mouth.<\/p>\n
Nothing came out.<\/p>\n
Emma continued.<\/p>\n
Claire\u2019s brother owned one of the companies receiving the contracts.<\/p>\n
The ballroom became completely silent.<\/p>\n
Robert looked stunned.<\/p>\n
You knew about this?<\/p>\n
Claire finally answered.<\/p>\n
It was temporary.<\/p>\n
Robert\u2019s jaw tightened.<\/p>\n
Temporary?<\/p>\n
Claire insisted the company had been struggling.<\/p>\n
Her brother promised to return the money once a major project closed.<\/p>\n
Emma shook her head.<\/p>\n
That never happened.<\/p>\n
Claire looked furious.<\/p>\n
You had no right to investigate my family.<\/p>\n
Emma stepped closer.<\/p>\n
The moment military money disappeared, it stopped being only your family.<\/p>\n
Robert looked down at the report again.<\/p>\n
Then he noticed something.<\/p>\n
Emma\u2019s original signature was there.<\/p>\n
But the rejection beneath it had been signed with his name.<\/p>\n
Robert stared at the page.<\/p>\n
I never signed this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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