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Abby frowned, sure she , she looked for her grandh every folder in case it got

Impossible

She stepped back from the cabinet as her eyes scanned the room She searched the scattered files on the floor, the papers on his desk It had to be there Yet, even as she frantically turned over every paper, every folder, and every corner of his office, she knew she would find nothing

GG’s file was gone, and with the hard drive of his computer smashed, there was virtually no record she was ever even a client there, with the exception of whatever information Klein may have backed up somewhere

Abby gnawed on her lip as her sto her lip with her fingers, she pulled them away and realized she had bitten them so hard, they bled

With a groan, she gripped her hair by the roots and sunk down into Mr Klein’s chair

A horrifying realization swept over her

GG’s letters

Whatever letterswith any other evidence or infor GG’s secret

Tears stung the back of her eyes as she tried to come to terms with her situation Someone had wanted those files so badly they stole them

Someone other than Abby

She covered her face with her hands, just as the sound of crunching glass and footsteps approached

She froze at the sound All the blood drained fro in the center of her chest where her heart worked overtime to expel it

When she lifted her gaze, Mr Oliver stood in front of her, dressed in his uniforun at the ready as he pointed it at her ide eyes, blinking with recognition

He lowered his weapon, shock replacing the adrenaline froain”