Page 191 of The Contract

His entire body stiffens.

But he tries to mask it, his smug mask slipping for just a second before he forces it back into place.

The moment Calloway picks up the documents, his expression hardens into something lethal.

His grip tightens, fingers curling around the edges of the pages as his sharp gaze scans the damning evidence.

"What the hell is this?"

His voice is low, edged with fury.

Adrian shifts beside him, stiffening.

A brief flicker of panic crosses his face before he schools it into something more neutral, feigning confusion like the snake he is.

Elena doesn’t give him a chance to speak.

She flips open the folder, spreading a mess of incriminating financial records across the polished surface of the table.

“I had the misfortune of knowing Adrian years ago.”

Her voice is smooth, measured, but underneath it, I hear the venom.

“Back then, he was running a scheme—skimming money off the top of deals. Looks like he never stopped.”

Calloway’s jaw tightens.

His brows furrow as he flips through the evidence, his breathing sharp, shoulders tensing with each new page.

Elena tilts her head, watching him absorb the information like she already knows exactly what he’ll find.

“Only difference is, now he’s using your company’s assets to do it on a much larger scale.”

Adrian shoots up from his seat, his face flushing red with anger.

"Where the hell did you get this?"

His voice is wild, unhinged, defensive.

"She’s lying—this is bullshit!"

Elena finally turns to him.

Smiling.

A slow, razor-sharp smirk that’s nothing but a death sentence in silk.

"I tracked my phone you stole to the same brownstone you lived at all those years ago.”

She shakes her head like she can’t believe how fucking stupid he is.

“Same hide-a-key. Same password. Same arrogance."

She leans forward, her voice mocking, dripping with amusement.

“You always thought you were the smartest guy in the room. Turns out, you’re just the easiest to rob.”

Then she tilts her head slightly, like she’s just remembered something interesting.

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