LOVE BEYOND LEDGER

nthouse, the city lights casti

with tension, both from the

Sophia had

sked, his voice steady but h

mind racing. "There are some

ike someone might b

d. "Do you have any

But I need access to more det

dening with resolve. "I'll make

the financial records, the

even higher. They worked late into the night,side by side,

o take its toll. Sophia's head was spinning with numbers

d softly. "We'll pick this

he bedroom, where they lay together, their bodies entwined. The comfo

hia and Ethan spent the day sifting through records, their frustrat

her eyes meeting Ethan's. "We're missing somet

pression grim. "We'l

reached across the table, taking Sophia's hand in h

sense of warmth and reassu

er," sh

by a sudden, persistent knock

g to an

pped a beat. Standing there was a stern-l

nt Carter from the F

the agent in. Sophia's mind raced, the implications of

sked, his voice steady but hi

elieve that there's been significant financial misconduct w

ity of the situation sinking in. Their world was about to be turned