Chapter 4 - Richard’s Signature Plan Falls Apart
I closed the folder.
“No.”
Richard’s smile stayed in place.
“What?”
“I said no.”
The room became quieter.
He leaned toward me.
“Claire, don’t do this.”
“Do what?”
“Embarrass me.”
The irony was almost beautiful.
I stood.
“I’m tired. Thank you all for coming.”
No accusations.
No theatrical exposure.
Mathilde and I left through the study.
Richard followed.
“What the hell is wrong with you?”
Mathilde stepped between us.
“The authorization is frozen.”
His face emptied.
“What?”
I watched him carefully.
He did not ask which authorization.
He knew.
Then he made a mistake.
“Claire, you can’t freeze that without telling me.”
Mathilde answered.
“It is her trust.”
Richard looked at me.
For the first time that day, he understood I knew something.
May you like
He did not know how much.
Neither did I.
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