Sign the Papers Mr. Langford novel Chapter 535

When Harrison Xander arrived at Thorne Trust, Clara Thorne had just wrapped up a board meeting.

The conference room doors opened, and people filtered out one by one.

Some looked grim, others had their heads down texting, and a few couldn't help but shoot Harrison a second glance as they walked past him.

Harrison leaned against the hallway window, holding a folder in his hand, his suit jacket draped over his arm. Seeing Clara walk out, he straightened his posture slightly.

Clara looked incredibly sharp today, wearing a white blouse and black slacks, her hair pinned back, and a small pair of pearl studs resting against her ears.

When she saw Harrison, her first question wasn't how long he'd been waiting.

"Did you bring the files?"

Harrison handed her the folder.

"I brought them."

Clara took it, flipping through the pages as she walked.

Harrison kept pace with her.

"Are we skipping the pleasantries altogether now, Ms. Thorne?"

Clara didn't even look up.

"We have a contractual relationship, not a soap opera romance."

Harrison chuckled.

"I thought we were at least partners."

"Partners value efficiency."

She pushed open her office door and dropped the files onto her desk.

Harrison followed her inside, closing the door behind him.

Clara's office wasn't large. Unlike the lavish reception rooms outside, her desk held only a computer, a few contracts, and a very worn fountain pen. A potted plant sat by the window, its leaves wilting slightly, clearly neglected.

Clara sat down and turned to the cash flow page.

"This payment to Starbridge Media didn't come from Gavin Shaw's personal account."

"Right." Harrison pulled out the chair across from her and sat down. "It went through an account belonging to a project manager under Quasar Business Consulting. The listed purpose was 'Preliminary Public Relations Research on Anonymous Risk Cases in the Medical Technology Industry'."

Clara looked up.

"Public Relations Research?"

"Sounds clean enough," Harrison said. "But the actual attachments contain several screenshots of remediation work orders from Langford Medical."

Clara flipped to the next page.

The screenshots were blurry, the edges intentionally cropped.

The original report text was invisible, as was the full system dashboard.

Only a few key phrases remained.

The W Report.

W-LAB-07.

Wren Whitaker.

Langford Medical Compliance Crisis.

Model Source Disclosure.

Clara read through them, a slight crease forming between her brows.

"These aren't complete records."

"Gavin Shaw can't get his hands on the complete records," Harrison said. "Lawrence Langford has The W Report under tight lockdown. Mr. Lawson won't leak anything either. What he has are peripheral screenshots, likely pulled from Langford's remediation work order system or some third-party vendor account."

Clara placed the screenshots on the desk.

"It's enough to work with."

Harrison nodded.

"It's enough for him. Starbridge Media doesn't need the source text, just the keywords. Put 'W,' 'Wren Whitaker,' 'Langford Medical,' and 'Model Source' together, and you can manufacture a lot of doubt."

Clara scoffed coldly.

"He sure knows how to run a scam."

She flipped the file to the page concerning Quasar Business Consulting.