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She’s been selling charity seats for years. Every time she’s assigned to a military family flight, magically there’s a weight discrepancy, a lastminute upgrade, or a passenger error. Each time a seat is missing. Jordan felt a surge of anger. She stole seats meant for families. People flying to reunite on Christmas just to pocket the cash.
Ava nodded grimly. With no paper trail, just digital transfers and burner payment apps. the military dad you talked to. His family had missing relatives who never got their promised seats. Jordan clenched his teeth. The families, the children, the Christmas flight. She wasn’t just destroying him. She was exploiting the people they were supposed to serve.
She also weaponizes her persona. Management sees her as reliable, compassionate, serviceoriented. They never question her. Meanwhile, she builds her little empire behind the curtain,” Jordan sat heavily. “And accusing me of falsifying the report was perfect timing,” Ava finished. “You were the ideal scapegoat. Clean record, high ambition, no political alliances, and she hesitated.
” Jordan folded his arms. “Say it.” Ava met his eyes. She knew the system would treat you differently. She counted on it. Jordan looked away, throat tight. He had felt it. The shift in tone from supervisors, the immediate suspicion, the lack of benefit of the doubt. His father had warned him that excellence sometimes wasn’t enough.
But he had hoped, believed it would protect him anyway. It hadn’t. Just as Ava finished summarizing the conspiracy board she’d built across the kitchen wall, Jordan’s phone buzzed. unknown number. I heard what happened. Claire burned me, too. If you’re gathering evidence, I’ll talk. Jordan’s pulse quickened. Another witness.
They arranged a meeting at a small coffee shop near the airport. Inside, a quiet man in his early 40s sat at a corner table, hands wrapped tightly around a cup of tea. His badge lanyard lay coiled on the table. “Mr. Hayes?” the man asked softly. Jordan nodded. “Yes, and this ismy sister, Ava.
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