assive front doors, Eleanor's voice cut

n't a q

n on the lie. It was

ed slowly, his face a mask of scorn and disbelief. "I'm pr

nsulting sweep. "You'd use a lie like that for money? El

't joke about something so serious. Would you like me to make an appointment with my d

ty. She looked directly at Harrison. "Give me the money. After my grandfather's surger

is phone, thumb moving fast across the screen. He gave her one last look, his contempt a physical we

around Aria and walked out the door. Int

r's legs and they gave way. She sank to the cold m

ension. Harrison stared at his phone, his expression

way. "Harry, don't let her get to you," she said softly. "She'

His focus stayed l

offhand. "You know, it's strange. From a certain a

water. Harrison's fingers froze over his phone. The te

he gave her was sharp enough

d been slapped. "I'm sor

file from three years ago," he c

leaving her pale and waxy under the passing city lights. "Why?" She f

the blur of nighttime Manhattan slide past. "The

made Aria's breath catch in her throat. Her hand tightened on

Her voice was a strained w

sed his eyes, a clear signal t

are push him further. She sat rigid in her seat, panic c

lt world was starting to crack. She had a sickening feeling that the secrets she h

in despair, with no idea that the foundation of her husband's hatre