Chapter 5

The screen split in two.

On the left was the evidence dossier, fully vetted by my legal team and the venue’s AV tech. The security footage from outside my office played on a loop: Grant kissing Tessa in the glass conference room. It wasn't explicit, but it was undeniable proof of their relationship. Below it was the time-stamped keycard data.

On the right was the version history of the CivicGrid master file.

Creator: Claire Bennett.

Three months of continuous edits, timestamps ranging from midnight to 4:00 AM. Every line of code, every architectural tweak, every permission change pointed to one…