Chapter 53

Fabian glanced at the envelope in his hands, unable to wrap his head around what was happening. So, he’d been playing the fool? He'd played into their trap.

He watched as Isla shuffled to the sofa close to the window. She sat down and gazed upon him with contempt. He wanted the ground to open and swallow him.

"Do you really think that Ryan would have gotten you all that information if I hadn’t intervened?" Rebecca said.

"You were working with Ryan."

"Of course, I was. I monitored you. And when you hired him, I reached out to him and gave him all the evidence he would need. I wanted  you to believe that you knew everything about me."

"Why?"

"The answer is quite long, Fabian. And it is not that I condone or don't condone your affair with the red-haired maid. I just don't care."

"Were you expecting me here?"

"Of course. I knew you were going to come up here.&q