Chapter 2 — What the Cameras Remembered
Within thirty minutes, the executive conference room was full.
Corporate counsel.
Human Resources.
Security supervisors.
The board's ethics officer.
The surveillance footage began to play.
The recording showed everything.
Me quietly entering the pantry.
Taking one sip from Adrian's water bottle.
Vanessa storming inside.
The slap.
Then something no one expected.
Before striking me, Vanessa glanced directly toward Adrian's private office.
As though checking whether someone was watching.
Another camera showed why.
Adrian had been standing just inside his office doorway.
He saw the confrontation.
He watched Vanessa slap me.
Then he quietly stepped back inside and closed the door.
He never intervened.
Silence filled the conference room.
The ethics officer slowly turned toward Adrian.
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"Is there anything you'd like to explain?"
He had no answer.
