Why didn’t you?”
“Because the company does not need humiliation to stay protected.”
That afternoon, Evelyn came to the Greenwich bank carrying a thin envelope.
Old payment records.
Dates.
Notes.
All connected to gambling debt Sterling money had quietly covered.
Arthur examined them.
“These are connected to your debt.”
“I know.”
“You should have returned them sooner.”
“I should have.”
She looked at me.
“I thought Julian would continue helping.”
“He wasn’t the one doing it.”
Her eyes lowered.
“No.”
“It was you.”