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Nice Suit. Would a Snake Wear Such a Nice Suit?
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ecutive privileges she enjoyed within the corporation, including
the lease of a corporate jet for her travels. She had made many
enemies, but many on the staff were afraid of her.
The man at the bar glanced at his wristwatch once again and
looked around the room as if searching for someone. “They’re in
there,” said O’Hare, nodding to the door to the back room. “I don’t
think they are expecting you, but you can go right in.”
What really irked the staff was Helen’s increasing absence
from the office, while she had virtually lived in her office while
Gus was in charge. Her second in command, Ned—a close, personal
friend appointed by her to a new business development
post—was often absent at the same time, provoking unkind rumors.
Other, more critical rumors had him running another
business on the side, in spite of the prohibitions of company policy.
Ned’s presence was resented, but Helen protected him and
no one dared contradict or question them.
With glass in hand, the man pushed open the door to the back
room slowly. No one really noticed the visitor enter, except Fred.
“Ned was found in the cafeteria getting coffee,” reported Sheila.
“When they put the cuffs on him, he protested, making a big scene
and demanding to call his lawyer!”
“What about the Pit Bull trying to escape on the jet?” questioned
Sam, who was always the last to hear the latest gossip.
Seeing who had entered the room, Fred coughed loudly in an attempt
to warn the group, but few heard him. Loudly tapping his
glass with his ring, he began to get the group’s attention. Loud noise
turned to whispers, and whispers to complete silence as more and
more people took notice of the gentleman’s arrival.
The fraud that had been uncovered was as clever as it was
brazen. No one suspected that some of the key accounts responsible