At that moment, upon hearing what Cora just said, Melissa froze for a second. Her lips parted slightly, and her brows knit together. Her fingers tightened around the phone as she leaned back in her seat, clearly taken aback. She wasn't expecting that. Not now. Not when they were so close to tying everything together. Not when the pieces were finally starting to make sense.
"Wait… what?" Malisa blinked hard, hoping she had misheard. "Cora, are you saying you're cancelling the entire investigation on Mr. B? Just like that?"
There was a long pause on the other end. Malisa could almost hear the silence pulsing between them like a slow heartbeat.
