Chapter 39: Checkmate
"Think about it," she continued. "He’s powerful, connected, and probably one of the few people who could fix this with a single call. That contract whatever it is, clearly means a lot to him and you could use that."
"You think he’s behind this?"
"I didn’t say that," she replied carefully. "I’m saying he’s your only real option right now. You’ve got three hours, Bella. You need help and he’s the only person with the power to give it to you."
Silence.
I didn’t know what scared me more─that she was wrong, or that she was right.
Because if Adrien really was my only way out... then what choice did I have?
ADRIEN’S POV
I didn’t like leaving things to fate
That’s why I laid the groundwork days ago—quietly, step by step, pinpoint accurate. Cameron had done what I instructed him to do, like always. "Dig into isabella. All of it," I told him, thinking only of efficiency. I wasn’t trying to invade her privacy; I just needed a way in. A lever. A crack.
And he found one.
Well─three.