(Jasper's POV)
Three hours later, I sit in my office, staring at the manila folder on my desk. Sarah left it exactly where I asked her to, but now I can't bring myself to open it.
I already know everything I need to know—Lily is my daughter, and Scarlett is the woman I love. The woman I'm going to win back.
But something about Sarah's tone when she called me earlier keeps nagging at me. The careful neutrality in her voice, like she was trying not to react to whatever she'd found.
My hands shake slightly as I flip open the folder.
The first page is a timeline of Scarlett's life in Nashville. Apartment lease dated six months after she left. Enrollment in culinary school 3 weeks before she left. Everything looks normal.
Then I see the financial records.
My blood chills as I scan the do
