I open the door and step inside.
My youngest brother looks up from his desk and waves me in, his phone pressed to his ear.
“Give him a big kiss from me,” he says. “I love you too. See you later.”
A smile tilts his lips at whatever is being said on the other end of the phone.
“Yeah, I will. Bye.”
He replaces the handset and sits back.
“This is a surprise,” he says, motioning to the chair in front of him. “Leah says hi and sends her love.”
“Same back, and to that gorgeous little nephew of mine,” I say, dropping into the seat opposite and letting out a deep breath.
Gabriel scowls, inclining his head.
“Leah wants you and Lottie to come around for dinner. She has apparently promised Lottie more Callum time.”
“As soon as she’s back from Italy,” I say.
“I’ll hold you to that, but I’m also waiting for you to turn up at boys’ night. Don’t think I’ve forgotten.”
I go to stand, making Gabriel sit forward and rest his hands on the desk.
“Okay. Not a social call. What’s wrong?”
I get up and begin pacing.
I pause and pinch the bridge of my nose before setting off again.
“Okay. You’re going to wear a path into my carpet, want to tell me what’s got you so riled up?” Gabriel asks.
I turn, folding my arms over my chest. I tilt my head back and stare at the ceiling, my brain whirling as I try to work out what I’m doing here and what I want to say.
Gabriel gets up and moves around his desk, perching on the edge.
“Take a deep breath.”
I stare my brother in the eye.
“I think someone is trying to destroy my company. Or me, or both.”
Gabriel tilts his head and crosses his arms over his chest.
“I think you need to sit down and start at the beginning.”
I update Gabriel on my findings. The compromised login, hundreds, maybe thousands of code changes I haven’t made but are logged against my name. The deleted code change emails.
“And you’re sure it’s not innocent?”
I shake my head. My heart rate finally slows as I unburden my findings.
“The changes don’t make any sense. A lot of them seem pointless like they’re hiding something else. Others are definitely calling other pieces of code. I just don’t know what they’re doing. They are hidden amongst the rest.”
“Have you notified the board? Spoken to Todd?”
I run a hand down my face.
