The room went quiet.
There it was.
The shape behind the insult.
El motivo detrás de la podredumbre.
Robert had not merely been lazy.
He had been useful.
A hotel with discrimination complaints, staff turnover, guest mistreatment, deleted HR files, and viral lobby footage could become a wounded asset.
A wounded asset could become a bargain.
And a bargain could make Caleb Reed very rich.
Lupita’s voice was low. “So they wanted the hotel to fail.”
Ethan looked at the photo.
“No. They wanted it to bleed just enough that I would sell it.”
El teléfono de Aaron zumbaba.
Lo comprobó.
“Las cámaras exteriores atraparon a alguien cerca del muelle de carga a las 2:14 a.m. El mismo hombre”.
Giró el teléfono hacia Ethan.
La imagen mostraba a Caleb Reed caminando junto a Robert Sterling cerca de la entrada del empleado. Robert llevaba una delgada carpeta negra.
