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 off

charge

Pennyfeather, she's a tough nut to

anyone's reputation.”

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

the corner of her mouth curled up in

CEO of the Raymond Corporation? The

position?"

it was clear

Maja realize Rachel was a former student

hung up the phone and even blocked

her mind a tangled mess. She glanced at Beck

but not knowing

sifting through a pile of documents, spreading them out with his slender fingers, "Let's not

We

stakes so high, how could Maja not be anxious? And she

nausea.

But as Dylan flipped through the documents, his finger paused

use lan to resurrect his

had assumed Bernard was after lan's body because of his

no word from him, could it be that Bernard's sights

Fitch all along?

that was the case, what was his reason for taking lan? Her lips pressed together as she watched Dylan stand

another glass of water.

more chaotic it gets, the more we need to

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