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CHAPTER FOURTEEN AL: THE REQUEST FROM THE AUDITOR

Laila asked Damian to return to the warehouse for one final meeting with the independent reviewers.
She wanted him to explain which construction claims could be assessed from physical conditions and which required testimony from contractors.
Damian arrived with Graham and a list of questions he had prepared.
The reviewers asked whether the warehouse had ever been ready for occupancy during the period advertised.
Damian said the mechanical systems were incomplete when he inspected the site and that the available schedule did not support the advertised opening date.
He could not establish exactly what condition the building had been in six months earlier without additional records.
Graham explained that some unfinished work might have been removed or changed during the project.
The reviewers asked whether Damian believed Northstar had fabricated the construction progress reports.
Damian said he believed the reports were inconsistent with the work he observed, but identifying the author and intent required further evidence.
Laila thanked him for maintaining that distinction.
After the meeting, Damian asked whether his testimony would help recover money.
Laila said the purpose was to establish what could be supported, not guarantee a particular outcome.
Damian admitted that he sometimes wanted the entire matter resolved by one undeniable fact.
Laila said complicated failures rarely offered that convenience.
She reminded him that a reliable conclusion could be less dramatic than a satisfying accusation.
Damian returned to his workshop and reviewed the next day’s job schedule.
The ordinary tasks waiting for him made the investigation feel both smaller and more manageable.

CHAPTER FOURTEEN AM: THE CHILD WHO ASKED WHY

Alma Reyes returned to the foundation office with her son, Mateo, because his school had closed early for a teacher conference.
Simone had arranged a meeting with an independent housing advocate who could help Alma correct the false placement record.
Mateo sat beside his mother and worked on a drawing while the adults reviewed the dates.
The advocate explained that the foundation could provide a statement confirming that it had not verified the placement claimed in its records.
Alma asked whether the statement would remove the description that she had refused housing.
The advocate said the provider would need to correct its own record, but the foundation’s statement would support her request.
Mateo looked up from his drawing and asked why adults wrote things about his mother that were not true.

Nobody answered immediately.
Alma said sometimes people made mistakes and sometimes they avoided checking because checking was inconvenient.
Mateo asked whether the adults would fix it.
The advocate said they were working on it and would tell his mother what happened next.
Alma thanked her for answering without making a promise about a date.
After the meeting, Yvette met them near the reception desk.
She apologized for the foundation’s part in the false report.
Alma said the apology mattered less than the correction, but she appreciated hearing it directly.
Mateo showed Yvette his drawing of a bus with enormous windows.
He said he wanted to become a driver because drivers always knew where they were going.
Yvette smiled and said she hoped he would find good roads.
When they left, Simone told Yvette that the housing provider had agreed to review the disputed record within ten business days.
Yvette asked Simone to follow up on the actual deadline rather than mark the case closed.
Simone said she already had.