Chapter 11: Liam’s Suspicion
Liam's POV
I walked around my office, my anxious footsteps muffled by the thick carpet. I hadn't seen Diane at any of our regular get-togethers in weeks, so her abrupt absence from our social circles was beginning to draw attention. Above all, it was causing me anxiety.
I couldn't help but wonder what Diane was up to, as the carefully constructed image we'd maintained as the power couple was coming apart. This was nothing like her. She had always been sociable and thrived on the excitement of our social events. Her abrupt withdrawal was... uncomfortable.
I stopped at the window, staring at the pain and rage I saw in Diane's eyes as I pondered deeply about the confrontation with our lawyers and Diane.
What exactly was Diane planning? Was she gathering more proof against me? Maybe she's plotting some sort of revenge? The confusion was infuriating as I continued to pace around the office.
My private investigator's report didn't yield anything. Diane stayed at Joan's house, only leaving for quick errands. She'd entirely disappeared from our social circles, avoiding any places where she might run into me or our mutual friends.
I poured myself a large drink of Scotch and drank it in one gulp. The burn from the drink did little to ease my worries. Diane's behavior was so out of character that it must have meant something. But now what?
As I sat behind my desk, my thoughts raced through several situations. Is she meeting and planning with people against me? Gathering support for her side of the story? Was there something else going on that I hadn't considered?
The uncertainty was the toughest part. I had always taken pride in being in charge, predicting every move in the complicated chess game of high finance and society. But now, confronted with Diane's strange behavior, I felt as if I was lost in the dark.
I needed to act quickly to restore control of the situation before Diane would make her move. Whatever she had planned, I had to be prepared.
First things first, I had to limit her access. I picked up the phone and dialed the head of security.