oom. He leaned forward, put his fingers together, and squinted at the spreadsheets and emails on his laptop sc

lked in and softly shut the door behind him. "Always," he responded with a s

out. Money leaving under Jane's name, offshore accounts, and costs that don't make s

simply money going away. It smells

us all for fools, pretending to be sad while

y. "I'll look at it more. Check the audito

n a cage. "If she's betraying us, we'll

sadly. "I'm

t from a number you don't know says,

lazed with both delight and fear as the

om the estate she used to live in. Her brown hair was pushed back, and strands of it framed a face that was

mours of internal betrayal have thrown the Reynolds empire into un

shirt. "It's still alive," she muttered

ndow, strangers' eyes that had seen

e door from a neighbour. Lois turned off t

modelling agency. It was something ne

ile that was almost mean. "New iden

tching," and her phone buzzed. Go quickly. She sw

er fate, and the city beyo

ll perfectly over her pointed shoulders, making her look like the queen of the Reynolds

se who don't believe will be taken aw

spered and pushed a note

right away. She looked at Steve, who was stan

t's Michael." "We'll meet toni

sharper. "And wha

e. "Then we change. "Put an

allenge, and the room was

the corridor as she got up, like

o Jane and Michael to decide who gover

on the cold glass, feeling the weight of the Reynolds empire on his big shoulders. As the sun went down, jagged shadows fell across his

silence. He grabbed it and frowned as

voice that was low and cl

e's voice sounded c

sounded like smoke curling through the gloom. "Someone is watc

tighter, and his knuckles tur

st has teeth. It hurts m

shadowy individuals, and a message that said, "I

able. The person who called had disappeared, leaving jus

he first time in weeks, he started to doubt his strong will. His f

a mix of hope and caution. Her dark hair was tied back into a loose bun, and some strands fell across her keen, res

, with penetrating eyes that flickered like coals. He grinned sligh

eady, warm voice, "You're har

, cautious but interested.

ause your battle is bigger than you think. A

r felt thick and heavy with things that weren't said. Lois's

nned the words: "You

that one, beating truth. Lois's breath caught, and her hear

ered, her voice

e, making his smile seem mysterious

d her resolve grew stronger. This was not ab