Dead at Heart (Ariel and Jayson) novel Chapter 687

Ariel lowered her gaze, deep in thought. "Don't worry. I'll make sure everything is handled properly. Quite a few people assisted me with this project, so they'll also be questioned. Perhaps the issue arose somewhere during the process."

"Give it some time. I'll talk to Gary and see what else I can do. You shouldn't worry too much." Carlos didn't know all the details, but he was certain Ariel wouldn't make such mistakes.

Ariel hummed in acknowledgment.

There were many people on her team, but the one who had helped her most with important tasks was Elsie. Ariel had reviewed the data before Elsie submitted it.

That meant something must have happened in the short window between her review and Elsie's submission that caused the blunder.

Besides, Elsie had little reason to be a suspect. She wouldn't gain anything from tampering with the data, while Ariel, as Jayson's legal spouse, stood to bear the heaviest scrutiny.

Ariel also didn't believe Elsie resented her enough to take such a huge risk just to bring her down.

If Elsie were caught, all the opportunities she had worked so hard to earn would be lost.

After Ariel ended the call, Chad turned his gaze to her. "Do you have any idea what actually happened?"

Since Ariel was under investigation, her work at the 719 base had been suspended. For a fair inquiry, she was also barred from entering the base until the investigation was complete.

With her access revoked, Ariel couldn't even try to prove her innocence. All she could do was wait.

Ariel shook her head. "I have some clues, but I can't say for sure yet."

Chad had a pensive look on his face. "Could Jayson have something to do with this? Perhaps the batch of materials he had you test was already problematic."

He didn't know the specifics of Ariel's team's workflow or whether anything had gone wrong during their interactions with Jayson's team. But it was undeniable that Ariel had run into trouble precisely when handling a project connected to him.

Chad was familiar with how the military ran projects. Mistakes like this were rare, since every step followed strict rules and protocols.

Logically, the problem might have come from Jayson's side, especially given how strained his and Ariel's relationship was. And would someone like Jayson really not hold a grudge against Ariel over what happened to their baby?

From what Chad had heard from Janice, the two had argued that day, and things hadn't ended well.

It was clear Jayson had cared about the baby, yet he must have believed Ariel had stubbornly chosen to abort it.

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