Chapter 4

"Della, I remember. What's up?" I walked over to the window, keeping my voice steady.

"Caroline, I'll make this quick. I... I might be leaving the company," she said quickly. "Since Ms. Hawkins took over, she's been replacing a bunch of the old-timers, and I'm one of them.

"She hired a new assistant who studied abroad, and they'll be starting next month.

"I have some old files I used to handle, and it's not appropriate to hand them over directly to the next person.

"I remember you were always the most reliable. Do you think you could help me figure…