“I know what I’m doing, Warner. You don’t need to tell me what I should or shouldn’t do. And about him being controlling, yes, he’s a control freak. But he doesn’t cross any lines if I tell him not to. He respects my decisions.” My voice came out firm.

He proved it many times. If I needed time, he’s given it to me without letting his dominating self in the way. Though his patience lived short.

“So, you’ll let him cross the line?” His jaw ticked.

“Honestly, I don’t know. And I really don’t think I need to answer you about my personal life.”

Closing his eyes, he pinched the bridge of his nose before meeting my gaze again. “I’m sorry, Em. I was just looking out for you. I just don’t want you to make wrong decisions in your life in a rush.”

“You don’t need to worry.” I shook my head, leaning back into the chair. “I’m sorry too. I was a little harsh.”

He smiled. “It’s all right. I pushed you too much. Anyway, forget about it. You were looking tense a while ago. Is everything all right?”

Should I tell him? I knew I could trust him. He was my best friend, after all. Maybe he could give me some suggestions?

After I told him everything, my suspicion about Arthur and Sierra, he pondered for a moment, taking in all the information.

“You think he’s doing something at Achilles’s back?”

I nodded. “He definitely is. He threatened Sierra to do something she wasn’t comfortable with, so she left the job. I’m sure she didn’t want to deal with him anymore.”

“So why don’t you tell this to Achilles?”

A breath left my lips. “I can’t. I don’t have any solid proof against him. Nor did I witness him doing anything wrong. Ace and Caleb trust him blindly. They won’t believe me if I tell them about my doubt.”

“Then I think you should wait and see if you find anything against him. But honestly, after hearing what Sierra said, he seems like a dangerous man. I’d suggest you stay away from him, Em. Don’t drag yourself in any kind of danger,” he cautioned.

“But I can’t just sit and do nothing. He’s up to something, I can sense it. I want to stop him before he does some real damage.” Especially to Valencian Corp or Ace. But I doubted he would harm his own nephew.

Something lit up in his eyes. “I think I can help you. My cousin here in LA, he’s a detective. A genius. Though we don’t get along much, I think he will help you if I talk to him.”