Miles away Sofia was still standing in the hallway of the Grayson estate with her phone in her hand when Mara appeared at the top of the stairs.
She took one look at Sofia’s expression and came down.
“What happened?” Mara asked.
They sat together in the small sitting area off the main hallway away from the rest of the family.
Sofia told her everything. The call from her mother. What Daniel had said. The version of events he had constructed. And then the call to Vivienne. What she had asked. What Vivienne had not been able to answer.
Mara listened without interrupting.
When Sofia finished Mara was quiet for a moment.
“He called your mother,” she said finally.
“Yes.”
“Not a lawyer. Not a business contact. Your mother.” Mara looked at her. “He is out of moves he trusts. He went for t
