Chapter 57 - THE FRIEND WHO ARRANGED THE MARRIAGE.
Rebecca Sloan arrived with federal counsel and called the inspections lawful emergency certifications.
“Working towns cannot survive perfect safety,” she said.
Ana answered, “Only executives call danger flexible when their offices are far from the machines.”
Rebecca admitted introducing Claire to Adrian at Thomas Bennett’s request.
Thomas believed marriage would place Claire near the Whitmore patents before the worker trust matured.
Claire’s face tightened.
“So even our friendship was an assignment.”
Rebecca replied, “Your father believed outcomes mattered more than consent.”
Auditors linked her to false addresses and forged inspector credentials.
She offered to expose Leonard’s remaining network in exchange for immunity.
The worker families refused a private bargain.
“She can testify,” Evelyn said. “She cannot purchase innocence with names she hid.”
Rebecca surrendered a secure drive listing twelve industrial dynasties sharing the bypass system.
The final company was Bennett Community Energy.
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Claire had created it with restitution money.
Its plant was scheduled to open the next morning.
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