Chapter 89 - Chapter 89 – Helping in Silence

The mistake happened fast enough that nobody noticed it at first. Halfway through the afternoon operations review, the financial projection system connected to Blackridge's investor dashboard suddenly began displaying duplicated acquisition figures across three active departments simultaneously. Executives continued speaking over one another around the conference floor while assistants rushed between offices carrying revised files, unaware that inaccurate numbers were already beginning to populate internal review channels. Caro caught it from the corner of her screen the second the duplicated figures appeared, and cold tension tightened instantly through her chest because if the system pushed those numbers externally before correction, the resulting investor confusion would trigger another internal disaster Peter did not need.