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e on my phone, reading

ho signed his name whe

ature on the deal document might not be what it seemed. But how could someone sign Gran

first, everything looked normal. Then I noticed something I had overlooked earlier

gned and dated at the same time, why did the ink look different? Was it poss

I wasn't supposed to have seen. If he discovered that I had entered Jared's office and

ided to speak to him with

xt morning, Grandfather looked

Is someth

"Jared asked me to speak to you about

sion chang

cuss business with me?" he asked

your approval bef

ir, studying me for a moment. "And

ected him to

an opinion," I replied carefully. "I

ds before returning his atten

hat deal is legitimate. There are things that don't make

ating the deal, why had I seen a document bearing

until you've found out

's eyes lif

ould be more dangerous tha

he meant. He sounded certain, as though he

eone trying to force

stead, he placed the papers on h

m this matter. Whatever Jared tells

tated.

covers what you're looking for,

worried about a bad business decision. He was afra

ook in his eyes stopped me. Whatever he k

ather," I said qui

ntion of keeping that promise. Not when someone migh

y phone and opened the conver

t Jared's deal, and w

me sooner th

ho signed his name whe

turned to the date beside Grandfather's signature. The different ink might mean no

to discover it. What I couldn't understand was why they we

nother message, a kno

without waitin

rning," she said, settling into a chair.

, although her question i

e you a

me you were going to speak to him. He wants to

at Grandfather and I had discussed, so why was

ill considering th

mile fade

ready made his decision, and Jared needs to kno

red a

t pl

than she intended. Her fingers tightened around the

n. There are always plans and ar

already made his decision. I though

xpression

old yo

of curiosity. She sounded worried, and that wor

. She glanced at the screen and stood

," she said quietly. "I t

nt s

talking

er voice even further. I couldn't hear the response

ered. "Just give me

ped her phone into her hand

that?"

don't need to

but I wasn't ready to let

ean when you said you and Jare

th her hand o

oo many question

she

new more about the deal than she had admitted, and her reaction ma

ne vib

the unknown sender ap

ou should fear. She's

and type

e or

e. I was beginning to think the sender wou

l, stop looking at the signature and fin

ightened aro

could Jared possibly want badly enou

Raymond's strange warning, Chloe's slip about the plan, and the unknown sender'

clear: this deal wasn

or something, then discovering what it was might expos