I authorized Halcyon’s finance team to begin a formal forensic review.
Pending payments associated with the questionable invoices were placed on hold under the applicable contract procedures.
Mara also advised the company to preserve relevant financial records.
The goal wasn’t personal retaliation.
Halcyon had an obligation to investigate potentially improper billing.
If Evan had acted dishonestly, the company needed to respond through the appropriate channels.
I wasn’t willing to ignore financial misconduct simply because the person involved shared my last name.
Within hours, Evan called me.
His tone was unusually friendly.
“Hey, sis.”
“Hello, Evan.”
“Something strange is going on with Halcyon.”
I looked toward Daniel, who was sitting across the kitchen table.
“What happened?”
“They froze some of my invoices. Nobody’s explaining anything.”
I remained calm.
“Maybe their finance department has questions.”
Evan chuckled.
“Come on, Claire. You work in that industry. You must know somebody over there.”
