Cassandra's eyes went wide instantly.
Her heart hammered in her throat, but she couldn't let panic show.
"Julian, what are you saying?"
Tears welled instantly, and she let them fall, voice breaking.
"Are you accusing me of paying Derek off behind your back that he used Eleanor's friend to force her into handing over the shares?"
Her voice cracked on the question. Julian said nothing.
Which was, effectively, confirmation.
Cassandra's fists clenched, nails digging into her own palms.
Julian suspected her.
He actually suspected her.
If this were the Julian from high school, hearing someone talk about her like this behind her back, he wouldn't have bothered confronting them he'd have made sure whoever started the rumor disappeared from the school entirely.
That's how much he'd loved
