“Did you notice anything weird about those people who came for your dress repair?”

She shook her head. “No, all of them were there with me all the time.” Then a realization crossed over her features. “Yes, Liza came this morning to collect some files.”

“Liza?” I was shocked.

“No, babe. Don’t go there. I told her to come and collect those files for a meeting I wouldn’t be able to attend at Valencian Corp because I had some urgent work at OC Textiles. And she is one of the most trustable employees of our company. She didn’t do this,” Caleb said.

Even I agreed. She was a good person and had been a great friend of mine from the day I met her. Honest and hardworking. And then something flashed in my mind. Her weird behavior this morning around the corner and…

I sat back against my seat and stayed quiet, waiting to reach OC Textiles, while Tess and Caleb whispered sweet things to each other in the backseat. Ace matched my silence. But I could feel it, it was the calm before the storm.

As soon as we reached the office after we dropped Tess and Caleb to their home, I rushed inside. Taking the elevator, I went directly to the forty-ninth floor and went to the place where I saw her talking to someone on the phone.

The bin!

Thank God it was still here, and no one took the rubbish out.

Crouching down before it, I moved some paper cups and tissues aside. My nose crinkled as I touched those tissues. Only God knew what they were used for. But I had to do this.

I just hope it’s still there.

With my fingers crossed, I moved some more things until it came into my view. The plastic bag with some white substances at the bottom.

She threw it in here.

With shaky hands, I picked it up. I hoped it was not what I thought it was. Opening the bag, I slowly took a sniff. I froze.

It was indeed drugs.

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That means… Liza?

My suspicion was right. She did it. She was the one who put drugs in Caleb’s car and maybe leaked information outside.

My shoulders slumped as disappointment washed over me. How could she do it? She was such a nice person and worked with Caleb for years. What would make her betray him?

I have to inform Ace about it.

Getting up, I clutched the packet tight in my hand and rushed to his office. My heart thumped in my chest. As I approached his office, I found Carter outside on his desk.

“Is he inside? I have to see him right now.”

Looking up, he smiled. “He is. Though he’s a little busy, as ordered, you’re always free to go in without any permission.”

Huh? I could just walk in just like that?