gripping the steering wheel tightly. Eleanor's pale face, her

med the steering wheel. The tires screeched as he made an illegal

urned to t

is face clouded with gloom. Damian took the private elevator back to

Trent's suite, where he found his cousin carefully applying an

reassuring smile. "Hey, cousin. Listen, about what happened just now

ed down at him. "Tell me, what exactl

ing. "Just like the report said, man. That

ea. Eleanor's desperate words in the elevator echo

lous lies," Damian said dangerously. "If I find you to have committed perjury,

protests. In the hallway, Damian to

e Leo Hayes case. Don't just look at the official police report; I want all the informa

skyline. This was chaos. Much more chaotic than it should have been. He tu

rooklyn. She pushed open the old wooden door, which creaked in protest. The small room reeked of dampness and decay.

. She put her scraped and bleeding hand under the running

was pale, her eyes empty and lifeless. She slapped her cheek

flipped through the pages, searching for loopholes, precedents, anything that could help

cell phone on the table

e sender was a company call

s, hoping to find a job that paid better than being a waitress. Bu

ong Island, was very impressed with Eleanor's resume. He wanted to

ourly wage listed at t

tress. Enough to pay her bills, rent, and most importantly, enough to pay

then a third time, carefully confirming that it wasn't mal

ng darkness, a faint

e rushed to her small wardrobe and took out her only interview outfit: a

refully ironed it, treating t

yscraper , Damian's assistant, Arthur, kn

ial circle... is a bit problematic. There are rumors that he's attended some high-stakes private part

report. This was far more th

a contact at an elite tutoring agency to schedule an interview for Ms. Hayes. Of

eyes fixed on the documents

ome and prevent her from taking any...more

. "I just don't want that stupid woman to run back

ndow, where city lights began to flicker in the twilight. The war had just