Chapter 13 - THE TRUTH ABOUT EMILY'S MOTHER
The investigation eventually established that Margaret Hayes had been pressured into resigning after discovering fraudulent transactions.
Her warnings had been ignored.
Her reputation had been damaged.
And several documents had been deliberately removed from company records.
But investigators found no evidence that her death had been caused by Charles Sterling or his associates.
Margaret had died from a serious illness.
Emily struggled with that truth.
For weeks, she had feared her mother's death was part of the conspiracy.
Now she understood that the cruelty had been different.
Her mother had been silenced professionally.
Discredited.
And forced to leave the work she loved.
Alexander arranged for an independent review of Margaret's employment history.
The company publicly corrected the record.
Her professional reputation was restored.
A scholarship was established in her name for students pursuing accounting and financial ethics.
Emily attended the announcement with Sophie.
She stood beside a photograph of her mother.
And cried.
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Not because the past had been erased.
But because someone had finally acknowledged the truth.
