My sister pulled me toward her billionaire fiancé’s father and laughed, “This is the quiet one.” My parents added, “We don’t brag about Sophie much.” I smiled politely—until Richard Vale stared at me

audit.”

“Helped?” Richard repeated.

“She was probably part of a team.”

I almost smiled.

Richard didn’t.

“She led it.”

My father stared at me.

“You never told us.”

“You never asked.”

Mom flinched.

Evan stepped forward.

“Dad, this isn’t the place.”

Richard looked at him.

“No. I think this may be exactly the place.”

Evan’s jaw tightened.

I recognized that expression.

I had seen it fourteen months earlier during a video interview conducted through counsel.

He had been charming then.

Helpful.

Too helpful.

After the investigation, three attempts were made