The doors closed.
Sarah was breathing heavily beside me.
I looked at her.
“Who was that man?”
She didn’t answer.
“Sarah.”
She looked at me with tears in her eyes.
“His name is Daniel.”
“Who is Daniel?”
She swallowed.
“He worked with Liam.”
“Where?”
“At the company.”
I shook my head.
“That doesn’t explain anything.”
Sarah leaned against the elevator wall.
“Liam discovered that the company had been hiding money through fake accounts.”
“And your account?”
“They needed somewhere to move the money.”
I stared at her.
“Why would they choose you?”
“Because I was close to Liam.”
The elevator suddenly stopped.
The lights flickered.
Sarah grabbed my hand.
“Emily…”
“What?”
“I need to tell you something before we get out.”
“What?”
She looked terrified.
“Liam wasn’t the only person investigating them.”
I waited.
“Who else?”
“Me.”
I stared at her.
“You?”
Sarah nodded.
“Liam asked me to help him.”
“Then why did you lie?”
“Because I was scared.”
The elevator started moving again.
Sarah continued.
“The night Liam died, he gave me something.”
“What?”
“A second USB drive.”
I felt my heart sink.
“Where is it?”
She looked at me.
“I gave it to you.”
I frowned.
“No, you didn’t.”
