There was a long pause on the other end, and Lexi couldn’t help but feel the weight of his silence.
“You’re sure it’s enough?” the man asked, his voice low and demanding.
“Enough? You didn’t say anything about needing more. I took everything I could find,” Lexi replied, a flash of annoyance creeping into her tone. “I even covered my tracks.”
There was another pause before the man’s voice cut through, colder now, like ice cutting into her.
“Not enough.” His words were sharp, each syllable a slap to her confidence. “I told you what you need to get. The contracts, the financial plans, the real documents. These files are just the surface. You’ve failed, Lexi.”
Lexi’s jaw tightened, and she quickly glanced over her shoulder, her eyes scanning for any prying eyes. She wasn’t about to get ca
