She Took a Night Shift to Pay Her Tuition — Then the City’s Most Powerful Heir Walked Into Her Bar
Chapter 6
The guest residence was enormous.
Evelyn hated it immediately.
Too much marble.
Too many windows.
Too quiet.
Lucas loved it.
“This kitchen is bigger than our apartment.”
“Don’t encourage them.”
Adrian visited every evening.
Not as an employer.
Not exactly.
He began helping them review the evidence.
One night, Evelyn discovered something.
Her father’s old employee number appeared repeatedly in financial records involving transfers worth millions.
But the transactions had happened years after his death.
Someone had been using his identity.
“Adrian.”
He came over.
She pointed to the documents.
“Look.”
He read them.
His face hardened.
“They used your father’s credentials.”
“For what?”
“To move money.”
She looked up.
“Then maybe that’s why he was killed.”
Adrian didn’t answer.
Evelyn saw something in his expression.
Fear.
Real fear.
“You’re scared.”
“No.”
“You are.”
He looked at her.
“My mother was betrayed by someone she trusted.”
She waited.
“I promised myself I’d never make the same mistake.”
Evelyn’s voice softened.
“And what if you’re making one now?”
“What do you mean?”
“You’re afraid to trust anyone.”
He looked at her for a long moment.
“Not anyone.”
“Who?”
“You.”
Her heart skipped.
Neither spoke.
For the first time, the space between them felt different.
