The assistant handed him the photos he had managed to find. "Mr. Brook, these are the photos of Ms. Hill from the past two years."
Charlie flipped through them one by one.
After Emma left, he had been afraid she would return someday, so he secretly arranged for people to keep track of her. But every report he received said the same thing.
Ms. Hill is doing well.
That was why, after seeing her that day and realizing she was far from okay, he ordered his assistant to investigate again.
He grabbed the assistant and asked, "Why didn't I know about these photos?"
Only then did he discover how much pain Emma had endured because of his lies.
The assistant lowered his voice and answered carefully, "It was Mrs. Brook's instruction."
"What?" For the first time, Charlie's image of the sweet a
