in that letter. The paper-cold and cruel-detailed how the Montes family had orchestrated the financia

motional crossroads. Her pulse quicken

ne of the heavy bookshelves when she heard a noise in th

n his face, and demand to know how he could sleep at night knowing his l

use full of people who worked for the Montes family. If she went out now and accused them, who would believ

e: Broke

just as the office door swung open. Sergio walked in, look

night spoke to her about "acting" and "being professional." The man who had ordered the

wning as he noticed the black leather fo

g in the silence of the room. "I know yo

st her only advantage. If she stayed silent, she would have to continue living under the s

ernal D

yet. Not without a plan. She needed him to keep believing she was just a piec

e as neutral as possible, though her hands were shaking inside her pocket

yes analyzing every gesture. The silence

," he said, taking a step toward her. "There

she thought, feeling the sharp edge

away from Sergio's office was a victory of survival instinct over her desire to scream. As she closed the door be

tuary of

night. The very piece of furniture that had seemed uncomfortable before now felt like her only re

he expected collapse. The medical report will confirm natural causes (h

a person; he was a "target." And Sergio... Sergio knew. He had lived with tha

Transf

Her eyes, previously full of doubt and exhaust

at if Sergio suspected she knew the truth, she would become

Now, Hanna would give him exactly that-but she would use every dinner

o's R

id the letter in the lining of her suitcase and sat on the

e. He looked at her and, seeing her there on the sofa, traced a small smile

his briefcase. "The staff told me you didn't w

reach her eyes, but in the dim ligh

so bad after all," she lied, feeling the taste of betray

He had no idea that the woman in front of him was no longer the s

lly overflowed her fear. She crossed the hallway with steps that echoed like gunshots on the marble,

ut knocking, shoved it open with a sha