I kept my hands completely still in my lap.

I knew David was right about what it could cost me with Ethan.

“Will you run the background check quietly or won’t you?” I asked.

David adjusted his glasses once more.

He gazed at a document in his folder for a long moment.

It was a property record printed on blue legal paper, though I couldn’t make out the small print from my chair.

“I’ve already spotted a few irregularities in their public filings,” David said.