Caroline’s POV
After greeting the receptionist, I hurried into Draven’s office where Ryan, Kyle, Arthur, and Clara were already waiting. Draven explained what had happened with Marcus and everything he had confessed.
"Capiberibe?" Arthur frowned. "That’s not a common surname. And it sounds familiar for some reason."
"Familiar how?" Clara questioned.
"I’ve seen it somewhere recently, but I can’t place where," Arthur replied, looking troubled.
"Caroline, you look distracted. What’s wrong?" Ryan asked, noticing my unease.
"I think I know who the informant hiding in our pack and company is," I admitted.
"What?" Everyone remained surprisingly stunned.
I spoke slowly, "I just had a strange encounter in the elevator."
"What kind of encounter?" Draven asked sharply.
"It was Leo from IT, the one who gave me my phone and tablet on my first day. He hit on me back then, and today his behavior was off." I hesitated. "And he knew about the quadruplets, which we haven’t announced yet."
Ryan continued, "And then?"
"I found him suspicious because this should be a secret. Then he kept bringing up how I rejected his date invitation, and he kept subtly implying that I only went for Draven because of his power and status, looking down on him. Of course, that’s not the main point. Later, I asked for his full name."
Before I could reveal it, Arthur exclaimed suddenly.
"That’s it!"
"Leo Capiberibe! I reviewed his file last week. I noticed his father was from Maplewood, but didn’t think much of it since Leo’s always lived here. And he played such a reliable role during our internal audits and Caroline’s kidnapping case that I never suspected him."
Kyle exclaimed, "We’ve always suspected the informant was from IT, but Leo always seemed so trustworthy and was closely involved in so many of our operations. How could it be him?!"
Clara said, "Exactly, but think about it again. It’s precisely because he was responsible for installing our phones and computers, handling the company’s network security, and being so highly involved in our operations that he knew our secrets and could escape our suspicion. Child, the most dangerous place is often the safest place."
Arthur said angrily, "I never noticed him at all! I even trusted him with most of our information security. God, I was fooled by his honest and hardworking appearance."
I spoke up to comfort him. "Arthur, it’s not your fault. After all, he was really well hidden. The important thing is that we’ve finally caught his tail."
"Finally!" Ryan sighed. "So what do we do now?"


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