Chapter 989 - The cost of freedom (4) (1/2)
About three hours later, in Jeff's office, after a lot of information sharing over a lunch which was delivered…
They confirmed that Benjamin was fired the previous day, and that Harriet's mother came to Los Angeles on Monday morning, and that she met with Benjamin after his work… and Harriet gave them information about the both hotels she booked when she was in Los Angeles the last time. Benjamin gave his phone to Sarah to check call and message history (not that she needs it, but it showed his good faith). Based on all this, they concluded that Harriet is not deceiving them.
”System analyst?”, Sarah asked Benjamin. She paid attention to the point that he lost his job because of Harriet's parents. ”Do you know scripting?”
Benjamin nodded. ”JavaScript, PowerShell and I can manage in Python.”
”I would like to see what you can do.”, Sarah said. ”I have a position in my team. Interested?” She is referring to a position that was opened when Alexander… vacated it.
Benjamin stared at Sarah not sure if she is serious or not.
Bridgette explained: ”Sarah leads the hottest team in White corp. They are in charge of the security for the entire company. You should say yes.”
Sarah saw Benjamin nod and gestured toward the door.
”Let's go to my office. We can talk in there, and I want to see your skills.”
Sarah walked out and Benjamin followed.
When Benjamin and Sarah left, Bridgette sat next to Harriet while saying: ”No matter what connections your parents have, they can't force Sarah to fire Benjamin. And White corp. is not a bad place to work in.”
Harriet smiled. She is happy that Benjamin got a chance to get a job so quickly, and White corp. is an amazing place to work. Everyone knows that.
Steve, Jeff and JoAnna were going over the files that Harriet got on the memory card.
They printed them out and it was all scattered over Jeff's office desk.
”I don't understand what are they trying to do with this information.” Jeff said.
”Everything is related to White corp. or its subsidiaries, but it seems random… and non-damaging.”, Steve added.
”These three…”, JoAnna took three papers and grouped them. ”Accusations of inappropriate behavior by managers. But they are dismissed due to lack of evidence.”
”These are about office misconduct. Dismissed also.”, Steve created another group.
Jeff frowned. ”What will Marcus do with this?”
”We should ask Sophia.”, JoAnna suggested. ”And let's make sure not to alert Marcus. Now that we know they are collecting things like these, Sarah can keep an eye out.”
Jeff and Steve nodded in agreement.
Jeff and JoAnna went to the side room to discuss the current situation and what to do with Harriet. During that time, Steve was handling company matters and Bridgette was chatting with Harriet.
When Jeff and JoAnna returned, two of them sat on the sofa with Harriet.
Harriet observed Jeff and JoAnna since she arrived in Jeff's office. Two of them spoke seriously, jokingly, lovingly… like best friends. And now they are sitting in front of her. Jeff's hand is resting on JoAnna's waist, she leaned on him… and the way he looks at her, shows love. Jeff is nothing like an icy man from her memories. She confirmed that everyone can find their match.
”I hear that your current place is not safe.”, Jeff told Harriet. ”We will arrange for you to stay in a safe house until we get you a new identity. It will take few days, not more than a week.”
Harriet understood that they will help her. ”Thank you. That is absolutely perfect.”
”If you have any preferences for a new name, you have until 5 PM to let me know.” Jeff said as he stood up to go back to his desk.
”Penelope.”, Harriet responded right away. ”I don't care about the last name.”
JoAnna looked at Harriet's background profile which Sarah compiled when they were checking validity of Harriet's story. ”It says here that you were a curator in an art museum in Austin… and you have a master's degree in arts. Do you want to work? We have a friend who is opening an art gallery. I can introduce you if you are interested.”