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.

a coma, was he really going to

charge

from the task force. Ms. Pennyfeather, she's a tough nut to crack and is notorious for not giving

anyone's reputation.”

getting Rachel's number. When Rachel picked up

of her

lan Raymond, the CEO of the Raymond Corporation? The

position?"

last words was palpable; it was clear

did Maja realize Rachel was a former student of

hung up the phone and even blocked Maja's

mind a tangled mess. She glanced at Beck and Dylan sitting on the

not knowing where to even

pile of documents, spreading them out with his

We might

be anxious? And she was pregnant; any emotional upheaval could

nausea.

pale. But as Dylan flipped through the documents, his finger paused

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

Bernard was after lan's body because of

now, with Fitch going to that place and no word from him, could it be that Bernard's sights

Fitch all along?

what was his reason for taking lan? Her

another glass of water.

gets, the more we need to stay

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