He was one of Fitch's people. He'd shown up because he couldn't reach Fitch; thus he ended up knocking on Maja's door.

"Ms. Pennyfeather, you might not be aware, but when someone in politics screws up, their place of detention is not your run-of-the-

mill cell. Bernard's rivals are looking to take him down, so as soon as they got wind that Queena might have been swapped over,

they've been on this case like bloodhounds. But the trail led to Mr. Raymond, and the evidence is ironclad. They've found Queena's

ashes."

Found them? If Bernard was planning on using Queena to control lan, she would need to be alive, wouldn't she? Now they're saying

they found her ashes? What in the world was going on?

"Are we certain those ashes are hers?"

"Positive. The task force has verified it, and Queena left a suicide note that mentioned Mr. Raymond. Now, with Mr. Raymond locked

up, and Bernard facing dismissal, there's no higher-ups left to throw Mr. Raymond a lifeline."

When self-interest was at stake, everyone had their own agenda. And Bernard, having been in power for so many years, had barely

made a misstep - except for that the let lan whisk Patric away.

Now that there was a chance to oust him, who would want to let that opportunity slip by?

Maja's face grew stern. The whole point of having Fitch release Queena was to keep tabs on Bernard's actions. But this boomerang

had cback to hit lan instead. It seemed Bernard had anticipated this move and had set lan up to take the fall.

in a coma, was he really going to be carted

charge

a tough nut

anyone's reputation.”

temples and wasted no tin getting Rachel's number. When Rachel picked up the call and

the corner of her mouth curled up in

the CEO of the Raymond Corporation? The sguy who caused my

position?"

was clear she had a bone to pick with

former student of Bernard's

rudely hung up the phone and even blocked

stared at the now dark screen, her mind a tangled mess. She glanced at Beck and Dylan sitting

knowing where to

sifting through a pile of documents, spreading them out with

carefully. We might

be anxious? And she

nausea.

her complexion pale. But as Dylan

wasn't trying to use lan to resurrect his son, but rather

had assumed Bernard was after lan's

from him, could it be that Bernard's sights had never been

Fitch all along?

for taking lan? Her lips pressed together

another glass of water.

it easy. The more chaotic it gets, the more we need

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