Decoding the Billionaire by Meg MacRose

Author:Meg MacRose [MacRose, Meg]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2019-11-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Alex stretched his arms up, his shoulders were tight, and there was a kink in his neck. It was nearly midnight, and it had been a long night. Both him and Simon had poured over the detailed analysis that Ivan had sent through. The data was conclusive. Peter was their culprit. It was there in black and white. He had modified, shared and deleted many crucial files. So far, they had made some headway to mitigate most of the issues. Ivan’s interceptor had been quite a saviour. Between Simon, Ivan and Elly, they had retrieved deleted documents, listed who and when confidential files had been shared, and now Elly wrote some code that would help identify which documents had been modified by Peter prior to the interceptor being deployed.

Ivan and Elly had worked in silence all afternoon. They used their technical expertise to help explain or demonstrate how Peter had infiltrated and abused the Hudson system. Ivan had left for home about an hour ago, but Alex knew Elly still worked in her office as the light was still on. One of the documents that had been uncovered in Ivan’s investigation was pertinent to the upcoming takeover of Austin Steel; it was their own itemised valuation that had never been shared outside Hudson. Alex had almost groaned out loud when he had seen it, and his heart had sunk. Simon had spent the afternoon in Alex’s office as he checked other documents and email trails that were linked to the valuation. He really appreciated that Simon had stayed back to help. It had been more than useful to have his company as they brainstormed what some of Peter’s other emails alluded to. Elly had provided an external view of the affect the leaked documents could have. Between them, they had debated and decided that it was in the best interests of Hudson Pty Ltd to withdraw any interest in the takeover of Austin Steel. What they couldn’t yet determine was if Peter had sabotaged on behalf of Austin Steel, or for their father. Either was a realistic possibility.

“After spending all afternoon trawling through Peter’s destruction, I’m at the point where I don’t want to read anything more about Austin Steel. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth.”

Alex looked up at Simon.

“I’m inclined to agree with you. The thrill of the acquisition has deserted me too.”

He didn’t feel as aggrieved with not acquiring Austin Steel as he thought he might have. Like Simon, he was annoyed. Peter had caused a whole heap of extra work for them and would be fired with immediate effect. But he was more concerned for Julia. She had tried so hard to build up her career at Hudson. The first day she had walked in, dressed for success, desperate to share her ideas, but not sure if she was supposed to share them.

“Alex, you already have a marketing department,” she had said. “I’m sure they do a good job. But I’ve been exploring where Hudson can do better.

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