He had stolen my father’s work right before my father died.

“Is this enough to stop him?” Mia asked, looking up at me, her eyes wide.

“It is,” I said. “But we have to be smart about how we use it.”

If Daniel was talking to Harold Vance, I couldn’t trust him blindly.

Vance was the chairman of the Hayes Enterprises board, but he was also Preston’s closest ally.

I needed the others.

I needed Arthur Pendleton.

Arthur had been my father’s closest friend and partner.

He still held a significant share of the company and a seat on the legacy board.

If I could show Arthur these original papers, he would see that Preston’s leadership was a massive legal and financial liability.

The legacy board would have to remove Preston to save the company from a devastating fraud scandal.

“We need to pack these first,” I said, sliding the schematics back into the leather portfolio.

I tucked the portfolio deep into my large leather tote bag, layering it beneath my heavy winter sweater.

“What about Daniel?” Mia asked.

“I will find out where his loyalties lie,” I said.