Chapter 7

He fell silent.

I changed the password on my phone.

That night, I messaged Lucy: [Hurry it up. If there's any way to make it happen sooner, do it.]

Lucy replied: [Let me ask the buyer.]

The next day, the buyer replied: [We can make it happen this Friday.]

Just two days to go.

On Friday morning, I took the morning off.

As Patrick was heading out, I was just putting on my coat.

Patrick asked, "Not going to work today?"

I replied, "I work this afternoon. Just need to stop by the bank this morning."

Patrick raised an eyebrow.…