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Her mother twists in her chair at her daughter’s voice. “Oh, Fable.” She stands, pulling her into her arms. My brows perk at the name, and Fay looks back at me with adon’t you darestare.
She pulls away from her mother. “What happened? Are you okay?”
“Oh, hell. I’m fine,” her father says and tries to sit up.
“Gerald, the doctor said you need your rest.”
“Woman, he saidyouneed to relax. I’m fine.”
“Dad, you had a heart attack.”
“Mild.”
“Still a heart attack. You need to listen—”
“Who the hell are you?”
“What?” Fay turns to where her father is glaring. Right at me. “Oh, this is. . . uh. . . Theo. My boss.”
His eyes widen and then narrow.
Her mother releases Fay. “Well,you’remuch more handsome in person.”
“Seriously, Mom?”
“Boss, huh—”
“Dad! Can you two just not?” She looks over her shoulder at me, her cheeks red with embarrassment. “Ignore them. Side effects of a heart attack.”
I nod and reach out. “Mrs. Evans, Theo Monroe. A pleasure to meet you.”
Her mother blushes and shakes my hand. Fay doesn’t hide her theatrical eye roll.
“Mr. Evans,” I address her father, who’s sporting a scowl.
“Dad!” Fay turns to me. “Sorry. Loss of manners must be a side effect too. Hey, do you mind giving me a moment with my parents?”
“Of course not. Glad to see you’re doing well.” I nod to her mother and excuse myself to find an open seat in the waiting room.
I spend the next hour searching for any deal in the last five years the Hill Group was attached to. My stomach turns at the long list. How many deals has my father pushed through behind my back? How many are the cause of a fraudulent land report?
“Fuck,” I hiss under my breath. “What have you done, you bastard?” All this time, the position I worked so hard to obtain. And for what? To be railroaded by my father.
I shoot off an email to my father, demanding a face-to-face meeting. My phone rings with the name of a man I haven’t spoken to in five years.
“Theo, I was surprised to see your message. It’s been a while.”
“I know. But I have new evidence.”
“About the girl?”
“Against my father. It seems our focus was on the wrong person. I have new information and want the case reopened. I’m not giving up this time until I’ve put a stop to this.”
“Okay. Well, shoot me over the new details. I’ll review it and get back to you as soon as I have more intel.”
Fay emerges through the doors, and I stand. “I’ll call you back.” I hang up. “How is he?”
“It was minor, thank God. But hopefully this is a wake-up call for him. It really scared my mom.”
