MAYA

Frank flinched, reaching over to tug the cord. The slats flipped open, exposing us to Silas’s direct line of sight. Frank leaned in and muttered under his breath, "And you said there's nothing going on between you two."

I didn't answer. I just opened the folder he placed in front of me. Every time I looked up, I could see Silas through the glass, his eyes occasionally drifting from his laptop to me.

Frank spent the morning showing me the profile lists of Silas’s major business partners. I saw Chairman Lee’s file and then Matthew’s—the man from The Gilded Rose. He was wealthy and powerful, and while the data...