But Silas’s greed had also very nearly made Corwin into something worse than a man who’d been robbed: a man who fired a loyal employee, destroyed her name in front of her colleagues, and never learned the truth.

That was the anger that burned quiet and long — not at the money gone, but at how close he had come to committing a real injustice while congratulating himself on protecting his business. Chapter 14 — Consequences

Silas pleaded for a second chance, promised to repay every dollar, swore it would never happen again.

Corwin refused.

He terminated Silas’s employment on the spot, documented the fraud, and filed a police report.

He notified the distribution company, which opened its own investigation into the driver.