Chapter 4

I had no clue how Edgar managed to pull it off.

In less than half a day, he sent me an encrypted file.

Inside was the kind of cutting-edge industry data I'd been dying to get my hands on.

It was even more precise and detailed than anything I'd begged for before.

His message came right after, still sounding like the gentle, caring Ed I used to know. [Is this data enough for you?]

I stared at the screen. My emotions were all over the place.

He was like a masterful animal trainer, always holding both the whip and the…