Sophia Bennett barely slept that night.
She sat in the dim light of her living room, staring at the city skyline through the tall windows of her penthouse. Adrian’s words from earlier kept repeating in her mind.
“If I discover you lied to me… things will end very badly.”
Her fingers tightened around the glass of wine in her hand.
For three years, she had carefully maintained control of the story.
Adrian believed Elena betrayed him.
The marriage ended.
Everything had worked exactly as she planned.
But Elena’s return had changed everything.
And now Adrian was starting to question the past.
Sophia placed the glass on the table and grabbed her phone.
She dialed a number quickly.
The line connected after a few seconds.
“I need confirmation,” she said quietly.
A man’s voice answere
