Chapter 39

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The next morning, after breakfast, I changed into a more casual business outfit, wore flats, and put a recording device in my bag before leaving the hotel.

Evan only discovered my absence when he was leaving for the conference.“Where is she?”

“Oh, she went to the factory. She found some discrepancies in the data and wanted to check it out,” Zach explained, worried it was a misunderstanding.

“She didn’t just ditch work, did she?” Evan suspected, remembering the incident from last night when he’d pulled her

up.

she really went to the factory. It’s not a huge deal, but it’s not insignificant either.

asking no further questions.

the factory manager, Derek,

took me on a tour. I asked about production issues, taking occasional photos, claiming they were for Evan.

said I wanted to eat in the cafeteria, joining the employees in the lunch line, specifically sitting with three female workers. I started with lighthearted conversation, waiting for them to relax before asking about the time clock. They explained the clock was at the entrance of the workshop,

haunted here,”

hear that?” a worker asked, surprised.

at the office. Two people

moment, an older worker hesitantly

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