62. Betrayal

Betrayal

<< . Young Mikolaj . >>

– 20 years ago –

“A financial journalist, to be exact. Did she ever tell you? I don’t think so.”

Her words echo in the room and a mix of disbelief and anger surges within me.

“Do you even have any idea what you are saying?” How stupid can she be?

She huffs. “I remember the reports you were worried about, Miko. The one published three weeks ago. Her father could be the writer.”

I chuckle, shaking my head. It's not that simple to locate an anonymous writer, Chloe.. And I vetted Garrett’s family when Lena started dating-”

“Clearly you didn’t do a good job. Because I am sure of what I am talking about.”

I let out a heavy sigh. “Explain.” She is wrong. She has to be.

“I had my suspicions, and I needed to prove my point.” She crosses her arms and admits with her chin up. “So I spied on them. I saw Garrett visiting a news agency kinda place a few times. Yes, it’s difficult to find an anonymous writer and yes, it’s sheer luck. But if you see the photog