My Great Escape Led Me to You (Emily Blair) novel Chapter 604

Benjamin Gomez slid into the car, his reflection in the rearview mirror cold and inscrutable. “What is it?” he asked, his voice even.

Ryan Cox spat out his words through clenched teeth. “Someone reported me. Now the Compliance Bureau is here, crawling all over my department. I know you have connections there—make some calls, get them to back off. Now.”

Benjamin closed his eyes, irritation shadowing his brow.

The more frantic Ryan’s voice became, the more Benjamin wanted to tune him out. “What exactly did they report you for?” he asked, forcing himself to listen.

Ryan fell silent for a moment, then snapped, sharper than before. “Embezzlement, or something like that. Look, just do it. If you don’t, it’ll be too late.”

He didn’t want to help.

Benjamin’s face remained impassive as the thought flickered through his mind.

But he didn’t have a choice.

Ryan spoke again, rushing to remind him, “Don’t forget who helped your mother get out of the country all those years ago. Without me, you wouldn’t be where you are.”

“My mom always said she owed me. Did you conveniently forget that? You owe me, Benjamin.”

Benjamin felt frustration coil in his chest.

He tamped down his annoyance and asked, “Who reported you?”

Ryan’s answer was a low growl. “Who else? Lucas Cox, obviously.”

Benjamin barely cared about his half-brother—Lucas had never mattered to him.

Getting the Compliance Bureau to drop the case wouldn’t be hard.

He was about to agree when Ryan added, “There’s another one, too. Some woman named Emily Blair. Damn it, one of these days I’ll ruin her. She’s always out to get me.”

Benjamin’s eyes snapped open. “Who did you say?”

“Emily Blair. CEO of Vertex International. You’ve heard of her, right?”

Emily Blair.

Benjamin silently repeated the name, turning it over in his mind.

Emily replied coolly, “Worrying won’t help. Just sit tight.”

Samuel Walker, who’d been waiting quietly nearby, stepped forward and lowered his voice. “Ms. Blair, did you take care of things with my family?”

Emily nodded. “That depends on how you do today.”

Samuel hurried to reassure her. “Don’t worry. I told the Bureau everything they needed to know. I even checked—Ryan Cox is definitely guilty of stealing proprietary information. There’s no mistake.”

Emily’s expression softened just a fraction. “If you did your part, I’ll do mine.”

“Thank you…” Samuel murmured.

Just then, Elizabeth Wilson strode back into the room, her face tense. “Something’s up. You all need to come see this.”

Emily stood immediately and headed for the door.

As soon as she entered the hall, she saw Ryan Cox beaming as he introduced someone to the Compliance Bureau officers. “This is Mr. Gomez,” he announced, sounding positively triumphant.