Ethan looked at Martin.
“What is this?”
Martin’s face reddened.
“You authorized them.”
“For vendor acquisitions.”
“There were no acquisitions.”
“Then accounting categorized them wrong.”
Grace leaned back.
“Interesting.”
Ethan snapped toward her.
“What?”
“Because that was exactly what you told me three weeks ago.”
His eyes sharpened.
“You went through company accounts?”
“I reviewed statements from an entity that partially belongs to my trust.”
“You had no right.”
Grace let the silence sit for a moment.
Then she said, “You should probably stop saying that tonight.”
Declan looked down.
This time he definitely smiled.
Ethan saw it.
“Something funny?”
“No.”
“You think you can walk in here and buy my company?”
Declan’s expression became flat.
“If I wanted your company, Ethan, I would have bought it from your lenders this morning.”
Ethan scoffed.
“You think that impresses me?”
“No.”
Declan glanced at Grace.
“She asked me not to.”
