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He came to audit the truth.
He never expected to become part of the lie.

Matthew Ikezaki, CPA—world-renowned healthcare auditor, raised to uphold integrity at all costs. In a family built on prestige, discipline, and legacy, failure was never an option… and neither was scandal. Soft-spoken but unbreakable, he has spent his life correcting errors, exposing flaws, and ensuring that everything adds up.

Andy Listrova—a seasoned CFO, feared in boardrooms and revered for his ruthless precision. He built his name on control, on power, on never letting anything slip through the cracks. To the world, he is untouchable. To himself, he is unshakeable.

Until the audit begins.

What Matthew uncovers inside Moscow’s most powerful hospital isn’t just financial inconsistency—it’s a web of secrets, decisions made in shadows, and truths buried too deep to be forgiven. And at the center of it all… is Andy.

What begins as tension turns into something far more dangerous. Glances linger too long. Words carry weight they shouldn’t. Lines blur until neither of them remembers where professionalism ends and something else begins.

But some truths don’t just destroy careers.

They destroy people.

In a world that demands perfection and denies them the freedom to be anything less, their connection becomes both a refuge… and a weapon. Society watches. Expectations tighten. And the very thing they’re trying to protect—their independence, their names, their carefully built lives—begins to crumble under the weight of something neither of them can control.

Because loving each other means risking everything.

And exposing the truth means losing the only person who ever made it worth it.

In the end, Matthew must decide what matters more—his duty, or the man who stands on the other side of it.

And Andy must face the one thing he’s never been able to control:

What happens when the person you love… is the one who can ruin you?

Some numbers don’t lie.

But some truths are better left buried.