The view was much clearer than what she''d seen in the car. Thrilled, Amara


    immediately took out her phone, aimed the camera at the peephole, and snapped a series of photos and short videos. Satisfied, she pulled back.


    "Seen enough?"


    It was rare to see this lively side of Amara, and Finnian couldn''t help but smile fondly.


    He even had the urge to reach out and pat her head, but he held back, afraid she


    would get angry.


    "I''ve seen enough," Amara said.


    Her goal was to get high-definition proof of Fiona''s affair. As for the more eye- straining scenes, she''d rather not watch. They were the stuff of nightmares.


    "Since you''ve seen enough, let''s go back. It''s gettingte," Finnian said.


    Amara nodded, and Finnian drove her back to the Everly estate.


    After having a ss of water in the living room, Finnian led Amara to the study and pulled out a file Will had delivered a couple of hours earlier. "I found something. Fiona and Andrew dated years ago, probably over twenty years back."


    "They were together for about six months and then broke up over some issue. It looks like they''re rekindling an old me now."


    Amara flipped through the file, a look of understanding on her face. So they had a history. That exined how two people who seemed to have no connection had gotten together.


    Finnian continued, "Recently, Larry and Fiona''s marriage has been strained, for two reasons. First, Larry suspected Fiona was in contact with an ex-boyfriend, though he didn''t know who it was and couldn''t find any real proof. Still, the suspicion has made him grow distant."


    "The second reason is that Larry finally found out the truth about how your face was scarred."


    "You were disfigured because Elowen shed your face with a knife. So even though Elowen is his own flesh and blood, he''s grown cold toward her and her mother."


    Everything Finnian said was detailed in the report. Amara skimmed through it as she listened, finally closing the file in silence.


    She was ten when it happened. She had watched, helpless, as Elowen shed her face with a knife, but she hadn''t been able to capture the moment on camera Back then, Phones and camera


    werent


    So when sheter told Larry that Elowen had done it, he never believed her.


    At the time, she thought he was knowingly protecting Elowen, but now it seemed he


    genuinely hadn''t believed her. The realization left her with mixed feelings.


    Watching her, Finnian thought of


    what she must have gone through at just ten years old. His heart acked for her, and he instinctively reached out to touch her cheek


    Amara flinched back as if she''d been burned. *What is he doing? Why is he suddenly touching me...?*


    Realizing what he''d done, Finnian immediately pulled his hand back. "My apologies," he murmured, then gestured to the file in her hands. "What do you n to do?"


    Amara clutched the file. "Thank you," she said. "I think I''ll hold onto this evidence for now and decideter."


    Looked at this way, the reason Larry was giving her the majority shares became clear.


    But he had stipted she would only


    get them after she married, and Keith''s parents currently disapproved of their union. The wedding was still up in the air, so Amara decided it was best to keep


    Fiona''s affair under wraps and see how things yed out.