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Curtis casually reached out his right hand, playfully tugging at her earlobe as he spoke into the phone, "For your daughter-in-law's sake, I'll humor you with a chat. We'll be there in thirty minutes."

The timing of the call was a godsend. While walking into the grand facade of VectorVista Bank's headquarters, thoughts of her father once working within these same walls flooded Leanne with a mix of emotions that she couldn't quite place.

Maddox's office starkly contrasted with Curtis', exuding an air of solemnity and depth characteristic of a seasoned executive.

He was at the coffee table, making coffee as Curtis led Leanne in. "Take a seat," he said.

On the table were slices of red velvet cake and coffee specially prepared for them. "Have something to nibble on. We'll grab lunch after we wrap up here."

Leanne replied with a polite, "Thank you, Maddox."

on a nearby sofa, finishing half a slice of cake. During a pause in their discussion,

question, Curtis glanced

could respond, Curtis pressed the intercom to summon the executive assistant, instructing, "Show her

calm, sipping his coffee, seemingly unguarded toward

executive assistant, who was respectful and attentive, guided Leanne through the various floors, briefly explaining the

a labyrinth of departments and subdivisions, each with

department alone spanned three floors. Upon reaching the ninth floor, they stumbled upon

developing and maintaining software systems that keep our bank operational The floor below is dedicated to cybersecurity, safeguarding our banking information system against hackers and breaches. Essentially, our department is the backbone of customer

about internal threats? Employees acting in

by the question. "VectorVista has the strictest management policies in the

system developers?" Leanne