4 CHAPTER THREE

MRS.BURBANK

I hurriedly came down from my Porsche as I was running late for the Meeting with the SCC, the state crime cooperation

I ran upstairs slightly so as not trip on stairs with my stilettos, honestly I'm just so overwhelmed, I need to get a new maid to take care of the kids or how else will I be able to handle myself.

Even though I'm already missing out on half of my kid's life, they don't see me often because of my status here at the NCC, what will they just do without me here, I run most of the operations, in charge of funds that comes in and goes out, I'm also secretary of staff

But I guess that's why I get those fat cash wards every end of the month

I stood outside the door of the meeting room and took deep breaths before going in

"Mrs. Burbank, we almost thought you weren't going to show up, meeting is almost over but glad that you could meet up with this last information because it's very vital and it has to do with you precisely" Mr. Donovan, the head of the NCC said to me as my eyes widened, about me?

"You might want to sit down for this Mrs. Burbank" Adelaide McGregor, Secretary of Staff for the SCC said with folded arms

I slowly pulled out an empty seat and dropped my bag on the table, "And if I may ask what this information is and why I'm involved?"

"We've gotten information from inside the NCC that money from the white house in sponsorship to all our programmes are being embezzled, and sometimes the money is sent but never recorded" Matt Butcher, Head of the SCC said as he sat opposite me with his hands clasped on the table

"And you are the secretary of funds for the NCC" Adelaide said as she turned on her seat to face me

"So what if I'm the secretary of funds? Or what are you trying to insinuate?" I could feel my anger brewing, are they accusing me of what I think it is

"Which means you're either spending the money or transferring it to your personal account" Matt accused me as he sipped on his cup of coffee

"Excuse you?, so you are saying I'm embezzling funds sent by the white house, the NCC chose me as a secretary of funds because they know I'm trust worthy and pretty accountable" I fired back

"So where Is all the money going then?, then why would the white house send money and it's nowhere to be found, you made us look like fools while arguing concerning the money, they showed us a complete stat of all the transactions sent to the NCC and the money is just gone" Matt slammed his cup on the table

"Money doesn't just vanish Mrs. Burbank"

"Honestly these accusations make no sense at all, the NCC pays me well and that's because I do my jobs without mistakes so why would I spend money from the white house, do I want to be sued for all I have?" I was starting to raise my voice; all of this is just stupid

"we should be asking you that, they make enough sense Mrs. Burbank, you are the secretary of funds which means any money be it donations will come through you first and all fingers point to you" Mr. Donovan said as he pocketed while standing beside his empty seat

"And not to speak of your lavish spending these days" Stella, my co worker added, she's always been so jealous of me anyways

"Lavish spending?" my eyes widened, what the hell is going on

"I mean you bought a new Porsche, went shopping with your kids, bought a new house close to the island of Costa rica" she listed

"W-what have you been following me?" I jerked up from my seat, "No Mrs. Burbank but we've been keeping tabs on your account and we noticed you've been spending heavily" Mr. Donovan arched a brow

"That is just wrong, it's invasion of my financial space and I could have you sued for that and for your information Stella, my husband got me that Porsche for our anniversary and I won't sit here and be laid false accusations on" I angrily grabbed my purse and almost walked out the door when Adelaide stopped me

"Just know we'll continue to keep tabs on you whether you are down with it or not and any suspicious activity will land you in court for embezzling of state funds" she crossed her legs and I shot her a nasty glare before slamming the door behind me as I walked out

I can't stand this, what money, any money that comes in goes through me first so how come I didn't see any transaction from the white house, this just smells like a set up

It's clear someone is not too settled about my status here and wants to kick me out of business and not to talk of them keeping tabs on my account and watching my kids

I don't feel my kids are safe anymore; it's bad enough that I don't have time for them but dragging them into my work drama is totally not acceptable

I first need to find somewhere safe for my kids before coming back to deal with all these shits first