Confused, Nicole scrunched her forehead. “Abug?”
“Yes. You hired someone two months ago who has been working for Carl. This guy is Carl’s contact to everything inside your company.”
Nicole’s legs weakened. Was Carl doing the same thing to her company that he’d been doing to Steele Construction? What if he’d already started pilfering money? Then again, unless this mole was also a computer hacker, he wouldn’t be able to get her grandfather’s username or passwords. “Do you know who he is? I’ll fire him tomorrow.”
Slowly Tara’s eyes brightened with a newfound courage. “Better yet, let’s catch Carl in the act. Let’s trap him.”
Nicole wrung her hands. Dare she trust Mick’s ex? Or was this just another setup? And yet, the woman didn’t look that smart to begin with. Nicole needed to trust her. “What do you have in mind?”
“We can give Carl false information and lead him right into a trap. You’ll have to get the police involved, of course.”
Nicole grinned. “Oh, believe me, I won’t hesitate to do that.”
Tara linked arms with Nicole like they were best friends. She really couldn’t believe the nerve of the woman. Then again, Tara was the type that seemed desperate for true friends. Nicole wasn’t sure she could become besties with the woman who caused her rollover accident, but regardless, she must continue with the plan.
If Nicole didn’t try to stop Carl now, this would drag out for months. She was desperate to live a normal life, once more.
TWENTY-ONE
Nicole remembered thename of the man she’d hired two months ago. Jerry McClain. As Human Resources Manager, she’d been impressed with his resume. He was tech savvy, and that’s all she needed to know. But now she worried that he knew more than he’d led her to believe.
The first thing she did after leaving Tara was to hurry home and get on her computer. She didn’t dare do this from the office, just in case Jerry had hacked into her system and was waiting for her to type a password so he could see it.
Her grandfather had given her all the information she needed about bank accounts, passwords, and especially, the company’s bills which she had taken over paying once Hospice stepped in and took care of him on a day-to-day basis.
When the webpage came up and showed her the monthly sales reports for the last three months and how much was deposited in the bank, she then flipped to another website with her bank information. When the page opened and she could see the balances, she breathed a sigh of relief. At least their computers hadn’t been hacked, yet.
She quickly picked up the phone and called the man who was in charge of her security. She instructed him to get her reports on Jerry’s computer activities since he was hired.
As she hung up from her call, she sagged in the chair and closed her eyes. Inwardly, she groaned.Poppie? What did you ever do to make Carl Remington so mad?
Her doorbell rang, and she went to the front door. Mick stood in front of her holding a bouquet of flowers. Her heart melted and she smiled.
“I really needed to see your gorgeous face right now,” she said, taking his arm and pulling him inside before closing the door.
His pleasant expression changed to worry. “What’s wrong?”
