I stood tall, locking my gaze firmly with hers. Outside, the rain had finally subsided into a steady drizzle, but the distant thunder continued to rumble low in the dark sky, as though preparing to unleash another deafening roar.

Micah stood completely frozen, rendered speechless under the weight of my stare.

Deciding to shatter the suffocating silence, I stepped closer, my tone laced with deadly calm. "Adam was one of your clients back in New York, wasn't he?"

Her eyes widened in shock. "I..." She stammered, pausing as she desperately scrambled to piece her thoughts together. "I am... I am so sorry."

"Why did you hide it from me?" I...