Lyon's heart ached with the thought of my indifference towards him today. He felt guilt gnaw at him, coupled with a mounting sense that he would lose me forever if he did not set definite limits around Zara in time. Putting aside his churning mind, he reached for the intercom and instructed, "Find out who the man talking to Sofia in the car park this morning was."

Having sifted through the surveillance videos, Spencer immediately reported Ryan's information to Lyon's office. "Mr. Monroe, Ryan had no prior contact with Ms. Lanka, but his father was a victim in the Harris Pharmaceuticals case he investigated."

Lyon hurried through Ryan's information, his...