did not deny it.
“Yes.”
“You lied to me.”
“I said I could not meet you yesterday. I could not.”
“But you could meet her.”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
Arthur sighed.
“Because she called me.”
“When?”
“Yesterday afternoon.”
Adrian frowned.
“After I asked her about Daniel.”
“I expect so.”
“What was in the blue envelope?”
Arthur remained quiet.
“You know I saw it.”
“I know now.”
“Was it my grandfather’s?”
“Yes.”
Adrian stood.
“Why did Marissa have it?”
“She didn’t.”
“What?”
“I did.”
Arthur’s voice remained calm.
“I delivered it to her.”
“Why?”
“Because yesterday she finally satisfied the condition Edmund placed on its delivery.”
Adrian gripped the edge of his desk.
“What condition?”
Arthur was silent for several seconds.
Then he said, “She produced Daniel’s key.”
Adrian stared at the wall.
“What key?”
“A small brass key Daniel gave her shortly before he died.”
“What does it open?”
“That was what
