It’s an official report. Alan replied, I’ve already made an official record of it at the secretary’s office. Why? So you don’t ignore or pretend I didn’t bring this report to you.
We have an emergency in our office. Someone is stealing money from the staff. This has never happened before.
I have provided the names of the victims. Please organize an inspection of the newly hired staff to identify the thief. I suspect the new cleaning lady.
She has the keys to all the rooms. We had no such cases until she joined our team. With these words, he happily left the office, and Michael almost broke his pencil from irritation.
So this scoundrel decided to take revenge on her. But still, Michael must find the thief. If Valerie is guilty, action must be taken.
But Michael was sure Valerie hadn’t done it. Michael told the security manager to install additional cameras in the building, check all the footage every day, and send him the footage from his office cameras. Then he summoned all the victims one by one and made sure that Alan wasn’t lying.
Someone really did steal the money. When he was alone in his office, he was sitting in confusion for a while. Perhaps Alan was trying to find a reason to fire the cleaning lady.
But then who had stolen the money? They hadn’t been hiring new employees lately. And when his father had been running the company, there had been no such cases. His father always paid special attention to the normal work atmosphere in the office.
Michael hoped that Valerie was not the person who stole the money. She seemed like a decent girl to him. Or maybe he simply doesn’t understand anything about people’s nature.
He joined the company just recently, and he already has to find the traitor. But how? After thinking for a while, Michael decided that he should catch the thief red-handed. He immediately took his wallet and pulled out his bank cards, but left the cash in it.
The man carelessly tossed the wallet on the floor near his desk so it looked like he dropped it and didn’t notice it. If a thief needs money so badly and steals it from their colleagues, they will not miss the easy prey and will definitely take a few bank notes. Hoping that the owner does not remember the exact amount of cash that was in the wallet.
The wallet was on the floor right under the hidden camera. Expecting to catch the thief red-handed, Michael left the office and went to a business meeting. Valerie will be cleaning the office today, so today he’s going to find out if this nice girl is guilty.
Michael was busy with other company matters all day, so he only thought about his plan when the security manager sent him the video. Michael pushed aside his unfinished coffee and turned on the video. Valerie came into the office and started watering the plants, then dusting the shelves.
She didn’t see the wallet from that spot, but that’s okay. She would vacuum the carpet anyway. After a few minutes, she picked up the vacuum cleaner and started vacuuming.
She finally spotted the wallet, took it in her hands, and examined it. Is she really the person who stole the money? Now the truth would be revealed. She opened the wallet and looked inside, but didn’t take the money.
But then she began to do something strange. She sat down at the table, took a piece of paper, wrote something on it, put it in the wallet, and put the wallet on the desk. Why did she do that? Now the situation was even more confusing.
Now Michael would have to wait until morning to find out what she had written. Alan, you shouldn’t have done that. I won’t let you hurt this fragile girl.
Michael didn’t sleep well at night for some reason, so he headed off to work early in the morning. There was no one in the office yet. Michael impatiently took the wallet and pulled out a folded piece of paper.
There was text written on it, thanks for the test. I think I passed it successfully. Did she really realize it was a test? Valerie turned out to be a very smart and brave girl.
But why is she working as a cleaning lady? I should talk to her, get to know her better. The man thought, at the end of the next day, all the employees had already left, but Michael stayed in the office waiting for Valerie. Soon he heard footsteps and keys jingling.
Valerie was preparing to clean the building. Michael focused on the paperwork, knowing she always cleaned his office first. Indeed, a moment later, the door opened, and Valerie, seeing Michael, stopped on the threshold.
I’m sorry, I didn’t know you were still here. I’ll clean the other offices for now, she said. The girl was about to leave, but Michael stopped her and said, no, wait, I actually wanted to talk to you.
Valerie worked over to the desk and sat down on the chair across from Michael. She was calm and focused. I’m sorry about this wallet situation, but someone recently stole money from employees.
I am the head of the company, so I had to do something. I don’t want to call the police, you know. I understand, Valerie said quietly.
This office has a very challenging environment, even for you. Did you notice anything? Of course, it’s not like I’m always cleaning the office before or after working hours. I do it during the day too.
You know, I’m just a cleaning lady. Nobody notices me. I’m almost like an inanimate object, like a robot that just moves around with a mop.
That’s why in front of me people talk about things they wouldn’t talk about in front of other employees. They believe that the cleaning lady is stupid and can only count to a hundred. So I already understand a lot about the ethical and financial situation of the company.
You must have a couple of university degrees, Michael said with a laugh. Now he liked this smart and taciturn girl even more. No, I have only one university degree, but it was a very good university, Valerie replied.
But please don’t ask me why I work as a cleaning lady. It’s temporary and there are reasons for it. So you are quitting soon.
Too bad. I just found a like-minded person and I’m already about to lose you. Can I ask you, what do you think is the worst thing about the company? There’s a big problem in the company.