Except for the steady tapping of Lily's fingers against her desk, the night was eerily quiet. Each page of the paperwork Sarah's team had strewn in front of her revealed a more sinister side to Daniel's business activities. She had poured through the files for hours, trying to figure together how he had betrayed her. Even she found it difficult to fully understand the extent of the web of lies.
Her concentration was disrupted by her phone buzzing next to her. Ethan was the one. She was uncertain of how to express everything she had discovered, so she paused for a moment before responding.
"Lily?" He spoke steadily and with concern. "How are things going for you?"
She answered, "I'm fine," but her voice was trembling, which betrayed her. "I'm just looking over these materials. It's... overpowering.
Ethan let out a sigh. "I can picture it. Would you like me to visit? You don't have to work alone on this.
