He noticed the correction before he noticed the error.
That was the sequence, Seren's revised figures appearing in his inbox at nine forty-seven, flagged with a single-line note: Updated Q3 comparative — minor calculation discrepancy corrected in row fourteen. Original attached for reference.
Caelan opened the original.
Found row fourteen.
Found the discrepancy.
Then he opened the version Seren had corrected and read the accompanying note a second time.
Minor calculation discrepancy.
Not: someone altered this file. Not: this was not my error. Just ... corrected. Quietly. Without drama or accusation, the revision attached so anyone who looked could see exactly what had changed and confirm it was right.
He pulled up the distribution log for the original file.
It had been sent to three executives and one board-adjacent advisor by Lysandra at nine-fifteen, flagged as ready for review ahead of Thursday's briefing.
Seren's correction had arrived thirty-two minutes later.
