The ride to her new lawyer’s office was silent. Carly had tried earlier to lighten the mood, but Vivian was too lost in her thoughts to vibe with her best friend. Her pulse was racing, her fingers wrapped tightly around the armrest. She leaned back in the chair and closed her eyes.
Carly eventually stopped trying to start up a conversation with Vivian halfway through the ride. She instead focused her attention on Roland. Vivian smirked when she saw that, even the usually stoic Roland was actually beginning to have traces of a frown on his lips. Vivian was sure that if Roland was not a professional, he would have ordered Carly to shut up the moment they started their ride.
“Take a right,” Carly said, her eyes alight as she leaned forward. “You won’t miss it. It’s a large building with M
