Ethan stood by the door, looking at Cora with an expression that was somewhere between forgiveness and lingering hurt. The silence stretched between them for a moment before Cora spoke again."I need to tell you something," she said. Wiping tears from her face with the back of her hand. "Something important. Something I was trying to tell Ryan before he left."Ethan turned fully to face her. "What is it?""It is about Uncle James," Cora said. She hesitated, suddenly uncertain. Would Ethan believe her? Would he think she was making things up out of spite?"What about him?" Ethan prompted."Tonight at the party," Cora began slowly. "I talked to him. Asked him questions about his business. About his travels. And he was lying to me, Ethan. I could see it. The way he stuttered. The way he avoided looking at me. The way he got nervous when I mentioned certain places."Ethan's eyes narrowed. "What did you ask him about specifically?""South America," Cora said. "And his international operati
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