Francesca bent down to gather the scattered documents. As she picked them up, one sheet caught her eye—a purchase agreement. It was the file for a holding company acquiring [Blackletter].

Surprised and caught off guard, she read it twice, then silently set it back down.

Julian seemed to guess what she’d seen. His tone stayed flat. “Aurora missed her flight. I chased after her and still couldn’t find her. By evening she was crying on the ...