When it was done, I pulled out the USB drive and dropped it down the drain, letting the water carry it away.

I didn't bother cleaning up the shattered furniture. I grabbed my ID and passport, and slipped out through the back door of the apartment.

Three hours later, I was sitting in the departure terminal for an international flight.

A high-end professional organizing firm overseas had extended me a job offer last month.

The boarding announcement echoed through the terminal.

I pulled out my phone and powered it on.

The screen flooded with push notifications.

Multi-million-follower influencer Davina Fox's fiance suspected of massive financial fraud and tax evasion!

Shocking twist! Award-winning professional organizer files formal complaint against Otto James for defrauding ex-girlfriend to fund influencer lifestyle!

Otto James's company seized by authorities; facing 10+ years in prison!

I opened Otto's chat window.

A voice message sat there, sent ten minutes ago.

I tapped it. Otto's voice poured through the speaker, shrill and desperate, trembling with something that bordered on madness: