Chapter 10 - The Name in the Old RecordsArthur's investigators found something unexpected.
Maya's parents had once worked for Sterling Shipping Lines.
They had been honest, respected employees.
Their records were remarkably clean.
But there was more.
Maya's father had once been involved in a dispute involving financial irregularities connected to outside companies.
The investigation had disappeared after his death.
Arthur studied the old documents late into the night.
One name appeared repeatedly.
Vance.
He realized Maya's story might have begun long before the gala.
She wasn't merely a random kitchen worker who happened to discover a conspiracy.
Her family had once stood on the other side of the same battle.
The powerful had tried to bury the truth once.
Now Maya had unknowingly brought it back into the light.
Arthur felt something deeper than gratitude.
He felt responsibility.
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And for the first time, he began thinking of Maya not as a witness—
but as family.
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