I told Grace I’d found some paperwork from Liam’s office and didn’t understand any of it. I said I was too exhausted to deal with legal stuff and asked if she could look through it after dinner.
She tried to sound casual. “Sure.”
I left copies of the papers on the dining table and went into the hallway with my phone.
Grace opened the folder. I watched her face lose all color.
Then she grabbed her phone and made a call.
The second Ryan answered, she whispered, “She has it. Liam kept copies. I told you he would.”
For a long moment, neither of us said anything.
I stepped into the room.
Grace dropped the phone.
For a long moment, neither of us said anything.
Then she whispered, “Emily.”
“No.”
Tears filled her eyes instantly. “Please let me explain.”
“You can start with this. Did you steal from my children?”
She looked up at me, broken and angry at once.
