Drowning Him In Regret novel Chapter 56

Chapter 56 Call The Police

Chapter 56 Call The Police

Once Casey confirmed who the mole was, she quickly tapped into her connections at work and pulled up the office surveillance footage.

There was a camera right outside the design department, and sure enough, the night before the data was tampered with, Billy had come back to the office after hours–and messed with the computer.

A lot of the department’s projects used a shared system. As long as someone had access to the company login, they could go in and change things. No wonder Casey hadn’t noticed anything off at the time.

Then after the project was approved and everyone was off celebrating, Billy snuck into the office again and plugged a portable hard drive into Casey’s computer.

Even though Billy tried to disguise himself, the birthmark on his left hand gave him away.

Casey’s jaw clenched in fury. “Billy is such a piece of crap. I covered for him last time when he screwed up, and this is how he repays me?”

I grabbed her hand and tried to calm her down. “Casey, you need to see the bigger picture. Billy didn’t steal the files for himself. He gave them to your boss.”

That was the real danger. Billy was just the pawn. Her boss was the one pulling the strings.

Casey was too good at her job, and that made her a threat.

Casey hadn’t even been with the company a full year, yet half the team already trusted her.

That was clear during the bidding process–almost the whole team had followed her lead.

But people who shine too bright always get on the boss’s nerves.

The company was a family–owned business. They probably paid her that high salary with an ulterior motive in mind.

Casey clenched her fists, her eyes reddening. “No way, Ada. I’m not letting this slide. I didn’t do anything wrong. Even if they fire me, I want the truth out there.”

Billy might’ve been faking it, but Casey’s anger was real. I lowered my eyes and agreed silently. ‘They want her talent but not her voice.

‘She has created those designs–now they want to use them for free? That’s just exploitation.‘

When we walked back into the office, the team gathered around immediately.

Casey didn’t waste time. She plugged the flash drive into the conference room computer and played the footage–Billy messing with the files, then stealing data.

Then everyone turned to stare at Billy.

Billy instinctively looked at their supervisor, who just leaned back in his chair and gave Casey a dismissive look.

The supervisor asked, “So, you’re the designer, right? I heard you almost messed up a whole project with faulty data. And now this? What are you trying to pull?

“The footage is grainy. You seriously claiming Billy stole your work?”

“What do you think?” Casey’s voice was hoarse, but steady.

The evidence was right there, but some people just didn’t want to admit the truth.

The boss stormed in, clearly ticked off. “Casey, what the hell are you doing? I told you to go home.

“This project belongs to the company. You work for us–what’s wrong with sharing your designs with the team? “Well, let me make it easier for you. You’re out of the design department. Starting now, you’re moving to logistics.” So that was the plan all along. They’d been waiting for Casey to fall sick so they could push her out quietly. Casey started to say something, but I stepped in front of her.

I said, “Most of the key design work was done by Casey alone. Yeah, she’s an employee, but she was never paid for that part of the project. That means the company doesn’t have the right to just use it however they want.”

The manager scoffed. “Then sue us. By the time you get anywhere with that, the project will be over. Let’s see what you can

really do.”

‘So that’s how they are gonna play it. Real low, I muttered.

A couple coworkers and I had to hold Casey back to stop her from rushing the guy.

I’d already expected something like this. That boss was clearly planning to throw her under the bus the minute he had, an

excuse.

Chapter 56 Call The Police

But what they didn’t realize was, the real core designs hadn’t been copied at all. They thought they were winning, but they were just playing themselves.

I said, “Fine. Then the company should release an official statement. From this moment on, Casey has nothing to do with the project. She’s not responsible for anything related to it.”

“Gladly!” The boss actually seemed pleased. He waved a hand. “If that’s how you want it, then Casey’s done here. No need to stay.”