Silence fell inside the house as all the banging and pleading from Nathaniel stopped suddenly. Zara lay still, straining to catch the faintest sound from outside the door. But nothing came.
She exhaled slowly. "Finally, he has left," she whispered with both relief and exhaustion.
Curling onto her side, Zara pulled the blanket over her shoulder, but sleep did not come easily. Her lashes fluttered open again as her mind replayed their argument, Nathaniel's words echoing in her head.
Someone had stolen data from his laptop. Who could have taken it?
No one else had visited except Riya. Could it be that Riya had slipped into the study and taken the file?
The realization made her jaw clench.
"That woman," she muttered, resentment filling her chest.
Zara had never trusted Riya, but to think she would go as far as stealing confidential information from Nathaniel's laptop filled her with contempt.
