been right.
“What happened after Marco accused him?”
Victoria answered.
“Security suspended David pending review.”
“He called it firing.”
“Technically suspended.”
“He stopped getting paid.”
Victoria nodded.
“That was wrong.”
“He was twenty-nine and had six hundred dollars.”
“I know.”
“You know now.”
“Yes.”
Again, no defense.
I stared at the folder.
“So why approve me for work?”
Victoria looked ashamed.
“Because David was owed back pay and compensation.”
“What?”
“We tried to reach him.”
“He changed numbers.”
“Yes.”
“Then?”
“Legal suggested locating next of kin.”
“I wasn’t family.”
“No.”
“But?”
“Your name appeared as his emergency contact on old employment records.”
I felt uneasy.
“We had broken up by then.”
“Not according to the last form.”
“He never updated anything.”
“That appears true.”
“So you researched me.”
“Yes.”
My skin prickled.
“How much?”
“Too much.”
“What does that mean?”
Victoria looked directly at me.
“Enough to learn you were
