The Cross Family
She kept her face calm.
The intermediary sighed, then said, with mild impatience, “Fine. If Cross refuses, we’ll remove the problem. Permanently.”
Eva’s throat tightened, but she kept her voice steady. “Remove me.”
“Remove whoever becomes inconvenient,” the man corrected. “You. Another journalist. Another whistleblower. Doesn’t matter.”
A faint click sounded in Eva’s ear—Adrian’s team confirming the audio capture.
Eva nodded slightly, as if absorbing the statement. Then she asked, “And the money?”