Adrian
Emily didn't say it, but I knew her well enough to recognize the signs. The quiet way she stared at the documents. The slight tension in her shoulders. The way her eyes stopped focusing on anything in particular.
She was overwhelmed.
And yet when I offered to drive her home, she refused.
“I just need to walk.”
I didn’t like the sound of that.
Emily wasn’t someone who handled emotional shocks recklessly. She usually withdrew, thought things through carefully. But this was different.
This wasn’t just a corporate scandal.
This was her father.
So when she turned and started walking down the street, I didn’t leave.
Instead, I nodded once toward Daniel.
“Follow her.”
Daniel didn’t question it.
He simply started the car and drove slowly behind her while keeping a careful dista
