He was speaking into his phone with his shoulders tight.

I could have waited and demanded answers in front of everyone.

Instead, I stepped through a side door and continued to the bank.

The bank’s commercial officer, a woman named Celia Grant, knew me from our early years.

I explained that I needed certified account records and a review of recent access changes.

She did not simply hand me a folder.

She verified my identity, checked the signatory documents, and arranged a formal request through the bank’s business-account process.