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t as though time was slowing down. I couldn't get the letter from las

osing absently at my desk. My dad, Richard Elmont? The thou

oice broke throug

yboard as I leaped into my

eet away. "Are you okay? You haven't typed a word in

unding, I forced a grin. "I'm all

if he could see right through my thin pretext. "You should move

't occur again,"

feel the weight of his mistrust, e

read article after article about Richard Elmont, the scre

siness world. But when his empire nearly fell apart five years ago, ev

clared by Elmo

: Betrayal by a R

Disappearance of

but they all alluded to sabotage and treachery. But on

d Elmont's destruction truly Peter's fault? Peter could have

ver,

's piercing eyes followed me everywhere. Even when I wasn'

the doorway of hi

p. "Yes, M

e quarterly report

ding, I picked up the pile of pap

hem on his desk. Rather, he reclined in h

aving oddly," he

tumbled, "I-I

oubtful as he cocked hi

ere with my work," I ans

and muttered icily, "It be

ut. I was at a loss as to how t

ia during lunch to decompress. Howev

ut to me from b

"Why are you in th

though we had been friends for ages. "

I have nothing to say to you." I woul

eful tone, "It's a mistake that you

me with?" I crossed

is rightfully yours." "Your dad's legacy." His fortu

y is that impo

se Peter is my enemy." "And m

n you. You're merely attempting to uti

dn't it be better to be in charge than

changed before I could. Consider it, Evelyn.

saying that, leaving me

left work later that night. I couldn't help but rememb

from the alleyway as I was t

turned, low and d

with me?" I glared

spered, "Calm down." "This

ittle fold

" I hesitated

ou'll understand ever

s he vanished into the darkness befor

ment. There were bank accounts, old contracts, and emails

riminating eviden

my father truly harm

t through the documents. Although the documents

l had said earlier: "My fr

truly trust? Or was t

into the office, I heard voice

er," Peter's c

ed. Was he tal

closer, tryi

inued, his tone low and tense. "Bu

d Peter know? And what was