chapter 25

He almost had me believing him. Almost.

“Who told you about the rumors?”

He went still again. “Why?” More wariness.

“Who told you?” I was firmer.

He didn’t reply, his mouth thinning.

I was losing my patience with him, and I didn’t want that. The game would stop being fun. Because of that, I went over and pressed a button. “Bring me his phone.”

“What?”

I waited.

“What are you doing? You can’t get into my phone.”

The door opened, and Elijah handed me first his phone, and then my programming equipment.

“What are you doing?! What is that?” Worthing was starting to struggle, trying to get free. The chair scraped against the floor.

I ignored him, giving Elijah a nod that he could go back out. I spoke as I plugged my equipment into the phone. “Do you know my first business that I ever started?”

I enjoyed asking people that question.

“What does that have to do with anything? Stop fucking with my phone! That’s my phone—”

Beep, beep, beeeeeep!

I smiled, showing him his own screen as my program