“Would you like to hear a secret?” the young daughter of a cleaning lady asked the CEO of the company after unintentionally running into him in the workplace 
The millionaire requested an urgent meeting after the girl stood on her tiptoes and whispered something in his ear 
In an attempt to avoid getting in the way of the grownups, the girl ran down the hallway. Sitting motionless was tedious, but her mother, a cleaner in that workplace, had ordered her to wait by the window while she finished washing the floors. It was a long, light hallway with lots of windows and a plush gray carpet that was comfortable to walk on in socks and barefoot.
Someone paused beside her as she gazed at her image in the glass door.
A cool male voice said, “Hey, be careful.”
The girl looked up, flinching. A tall man in a pricey suit stood in front of her. Like all the grownups there, he appeared confident and a little worn out. Despite not knowing who he was, the girl didn’t feel scared.
Are you alone in this place? He lowered himself to her eye level and requested.
— I’m awaiting my mother. The girl honestly said, “She’s mopping the floors.”
With a smile, the man gave her a mindless pat on the head.
You are assisting your mother in her work. That’s excellent.
After giving it some thought, he extracted a neatly wrapped piece of candy from his jacket pocket.
— Do you want one? — he inquired. — Then show it to your mother.
The girl’s gaze brightened. She grabbed the candy and squeezed it firmly, but she delayed eating it. She suddenly gave the man a close, almost serious, and not at all infantile gaze.
Quietly, she whispered, “Mister.” — Are you in charge here?
The man gave a small smile.
That’s what you could say.
Leaning toward his ear, the girl stepped closer and stood on her tiptoes.
Then, she said, “I’ll tell you something.” It’s a secret, though.
The director’s smile gradually disappeared from his face at that point. He was horrified by what he heard and summoned a meeting right away
The girl cautiously leaned toward the director’s ear while standing on her tiptoes. She spoke quietly, almost emotionlessly, as though she were narrating a routine story without understanding its significance.
She muttered, “Two men told me that you won’t be working here anymore soon.” — They said that you will be held accountable and that the records are nearly complete.
Unaware that the man’s expression was shifting, the girl continued:
– Behind a door, they were conversing. They promised to move the funds to different accounts. They would then accuse you of stealing it. “He’ll have nothing left in a month,” one of them remarked.
After a little pause, as though remembering the specifics, she added:
They offered me chocolates and instructed me not to tell anyone when they saw me. They told I would always have sweets provided I kept quiet.
He gently stood up, pulled out his phone, and phoned a number while keeping his gaze fixed on the girl.
— The whole corporate leadership is expected to be in my office in fifteen minutes, he stated gently but firmly. There are no delays.
After putting the phone away, he knelt down next to her once more and inquired in an entirely different tone:
— Can you recall the name of the office?
The girl gave a nod.
Indeed. I’ll demonstrate.
