LIORA
I did lose my phone during a coffee break, and I only noticed almost an hour later when I wanted to make a call. I had to go back to the coffee shop, where I was told that someone found it by the door and dropped it off at the counter.
That is the honest truth, but Ryder doesn’t seem to believe me. The look in his eyes screams that he believes I did something wrong.
And don’t even get me started on the email.
I didn’t send it.
But somehow, I have to convince Ryder of that.
“You don’t believe I lost my phone?”
What can I possibly say to make him believe me?
“We can go ask the coffee shop employees or look at their CCTV footage.” Hopefully, they have cameras. Hopefully, they can save me from this mess.
“What does you losing your phone have to do with you stealing this file and
