Half a month later, Kevin was finally released from police custody.
By then, however, the Wright Group he had built from scratch had already suffered devastating blows.
As Kevin stared at the pile of terminated contract documents before him, his thoughts were elsewhere.
When evening came, after finally sorting out the company's mess, he called Hailey. The line rang endlessly with no answer.
Just as Kevin was about to hang up, the call connected.
"Hailey." Kevin hesitated before continuing. "You showed me mercy. Why? With the evidence you had, you could have ruined me completely. Are you…"
Silence filled the line until Hailey finally responded calmly, "Don't read too much into it. I simply think we're even now. Kevin, let's not meet again after this."
The call ended, leaving Kevin st
