The villa fell silent.
Evelyn stared at Anthony.
"That's impossible."
"I know."
Anthony's voice remained calm, but she could see the tension in his shoulders.
"You've never even logged into Ashford's research system."
She frowned.
"Then how could someone use my credentials?"
Anthony was already dialing a number.
"Emmanuel."
He waited.
"I need our cybersecurity team online immediately."
A pause.
"No, this can't wait until tomorrow."
Another pause.
"Lock every account connected to Evelyn Morrison Grayson."
He ended the call.
"They're shutting the system down."
Evelyn wrapped her arms around herself.
"Do you think Richard is behind this?"
"I don't know."
"But I intend to find out."
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An hour later, they were sitting in the villa's study on a secure video conference wi
