Flagged

The quarterly review meeting had the tension of a courtroom, every slide a potential indictment.

When you flag a concern, take care to not expose someone’s manipulation. Arjun knew this, yet his report on “phantom revenue streams” cast a shadow across the CFO’s polished smile.

The room fell silent, executives shifting in their seats as if the air itself had turned hostile.

Later that night, Arjun found an anonymous message in his inbox: “You saw too much, but you spoke too little.”

By morning, the CFO had resigned—and Arjun realised the message came from the CEO, who had orchestrated the downfall all along.


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  1. If you ask me- (and I do realize you did not) someone needs to start flagging transactions on Wall Street for 15 minutes prior to every time Trump is set to update his perception of the Strait of Hormuz!

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