Lily stood in the middle of the room, holding the leather-bound notebook that had turned out to be the secret, as the constant bustle of the city echoed outside the penthouse windows. There was tension in the air, a hush weighed down by unsaid words. Leaning against the table's edge, Ethan fixed her with his piercing gaze.
With a calm but worried tone, he asked, "What are you going to do now?"
With the notepad crushing down on her hands, Lily paused. She had devoted days to reading over its pages, assembling a web of deceit, treachery, and corruption that extended well beyond her failing marriage. Not only was Daniel unfaithful, but he was also intricately involved in something much darker.
Her voice was hardly audible above a whisper as she confessed, "I'm not sure." "This is larger than I ever thought it would be."
