HEIRESS REBORN
I make lists.
The meal ends with forced goodbyes and polite lies. Bellamy hugs me a little too tightly, whispers, “Find the leak or you will bleed out.” Like she’s giving me advice. Like she’s not twisting the knife already.
By the time I step outside into the soft country club lighting, I’m done smiling.
Clara, my assistant, is two steps behind me as always. The second the doors swing shut, I stop walking and turn.
“Why haven’t you found them yet?” My voice is quiet, but not soft. “The leak. The rat. The bastard who dropped those files.”