phone.
####
Twenty minutes later,
Adam and Jemma surveyed the damage in silence.
“ Why didn’t
you want me to call the police?” she asked curiously.
“ Because in a few
minutes we’re going to find out who did this. And if it’s
who I think it is, the police are the least of his worries.”
Adam clasped her hand and
led her into his inner office. Even in a serious situation like
this, she still felt the electricity of his touch. He walked over to
a tall, mahogany bookshelf, moved a couple of books aside, and
returned with a small, silver clock.
“ I took precautions
just in case something like this happened,” he said grimly.
Jemma watched in surprise
as he opened the clock and took out a small SD card.
“ After you told me
about Matt sniffing around for information on the Walker account, I
thought it would be wise to install a hidden camera.”
“ You don’t
think Matt had something to do with this,” Jemma protested.
“Do you?”
“ We’ll find
out in a minute.”
She bit her lip as they
watched the footage on Adam’s computer. Thankfully, both
office computers hadn’t been damaged during the break-in.
The video footage started
to play on the screen. A shadowy figure turned on the light in
Adam’s office. Although the person wore a balaclava, dark
trousers and a sweater, their height and build looked similar to
Matt’s. He or she rifled through Adam’s desk, then
flicked through a folder they found in one of the drawers. The
person grew more agitated as they couldn’t find what they were
looking for .
Jemma watched, finding it
hard to breathe, as the intruder shook the folder upside down and all
the papers fell out of it. Moving around the office, they tossed
aside anything that was in the way. Only once the intruderwas
satisfied nothing had been missed in the search, did he take off the
balaclava with a gesture of frustration.
Jemma’s breath
caught. Matt! “No. It can‘t be!”
“ Yes,” Adam
said grimly.
“ I don’t
believe it. He wouldn’t stoop so low.” She looked up at
Adam, shock written on her face.
He put his arm around her
and pulled her close, his fingers caressing her shoulder. “We’ve
just watched the evidence, Jem.”
“ The Walker
account! Is it--”
“ He didn’t
find it. I put it in my safe at home. I made up a dummy file with
blank paper and put it in my desk drawer.”
“ Why?” Her
eyes flickered with curiosity.
“ In case something
like this happened. Anyway, we submitted our pitch on Friday. Even
if Matt had found the file, he’d still have to come up with his
own pitch.”
“ Good.” She
sighed in relief. “But Adam,” she put a hand on his arm,
“what are we going to do now?”
His face darkened. “I
think we’re going to have a talk with Matt.”
“ Why didn’t
you tell me you suspected this might happen?”
His hand stroked her
hair. “I didn’t want to worry you.”
Jemma leaned into the
caress. “But I was so worried this morning when I walked in
and found the office like this.”
“ Shh.” He
wrapped his arms around her. “It’s okay, baby.”
“ But you didn’t
tell me. Don‘t you trust me?” She turned her face up to
his, her heart in her eyes. What if he hadn’t told her because
he didn’t trust her?
“ Of course I trust
you.“ His lips claimed hers. When he drew back to look at
her, he cupped her face. “I didn’t want you to be in an
awkward position if Matt asked you for information again.That‘s
why I didn’t tell you.”
She started to speak but
he continued, “I knew you wouldn’t disclose anything, but
I didn’t want you to have to lie to him. And if he thought you
were being unco-operative, he might have thought aggression would
work in his favor.”
Jemma drew back slightly
and frowned. “Matt wouldn’t hurt me.”
Adam‘s jaw
twitched. “But he doesn’t mind hurting my business.”
“ I’m sorry,”
she murmured.
“ It’s not
your fault.” He held her close for a
####
Twenty minutes later,
Adam and Jemma surveyed the damage in silence.
“ Why didn’t
you want me to call the police?” she asked curiously.
“ Because in a few
minutes we’re going to find out who did this. And if it’s
who I think it is, the police are the least of his worries.”
Adam clasped her hand and
led her into his inner office. Even in a serious situation like
this, she still felt the electricity of his touch. He walked over to
a tall, mahogany bookshelf, moved a couple of books aside, and
returned with a small, silver clock.
“ I took precautions
just in case something like this happened,” he said grimly.
Jemma watched in surprise
as he opened the clock and took out a small SD card.
“ After you told me
about Matt sniffing around for information on the Walker account, I
thought it would be wise to install a hidden camera.”
“ You don’t
think Matt had something to do with this,” Jemma protested.
“Do you?”
“ We’ll find
out in a minute.”
She bit her lip as they
watched the footage on Adam’s computer. Thankfully, both
office computers hadn’t been damaged during the break-in.
The video footage started
to play on the screen. A shadowy figure turned on the light in
Adam’s office. Although the person wore a balaclava, dark
trousers and a sweater, their height and build looked similar to
Matt’s. He or she rifled through Adam’s desk, then
flicked through a folder they found in one of the drawers. The
person grew more agitated as they couldn’t find what they were
looking for .
Jemma watched, finding it
hard to breathe, as the intruder shook the folder upside down and all
the papers fell out of it. Moving around the office, they tossed
aside anything that was in the way. Only once the intruderwas
satisfied nothing had been missed in the search, did he take off the
balaclava with a gesture of frustration.
Jemma’s breath
caught. Matt! “No. It can‘t be!”
“ Yes,” Adam
said grimly.
“ I don’t
believe it. He wouldn’t stoop so low.” She looked up at
Adam, shock written on her face.
He put his arm around her
and pulled her close, his fingers caressing her shoulder. “We’ve
just watched the evidence, Jem.”
“ The Walker
account! Is it--”
“ He didn’t
find it. I put it in my safe at home. I made up a dummy file with
blank paper and put it in my desk drawer.”
“ Why?” Her
eyes flickered with curiosity.
“ In case something
like this happened. Anyway, we submitted our pitch on Friday. Even
if Matt had found the file, he’d still have to come up with his
own pitch.”
“ Good.” She
sighed in relief. “But Adam,” she put a hand on his arm,
“what are we going to do now?”
His face darkened. “I
think we’re going to have a talk with Matt.”
“ Why didn’t
you tell me you suspected this might happen?”
His hand stroked her
hair. “I didn’t want to worry you.”
Jemma leaned into the
caress. “But I was so worried this morning when I walked in
and found the office like this.”
“ Shh.” He
wrapped his arms around her. “It’s okay, baby.”
“ But you didn’t
tell me. Don‘t you trust me?” She turned her face up to
his, her heart in her eyes. What if he hadn’t told her because
he didn’t trust her?
“ Of course I trust
you.“ His lips claimed hers. When he drew back to look at
her, he cupped her face. “I didn’t want you to be in an
awkward position if Matt asked you for information again.That‘s
why I didn’t tell you.”
She started to speak but
he continued, “I knew you wouldn’t disclose anything, but
I didn’t want you to have to lie to him. And if he thought you
were being unco-operative, he might have thought aggression would
work in his favor.”
Jemma drew back slightly
and frowned. “Matt wouldn’t hurt me.”
Adam‘s jaw
twitched. “But he doesn’t mind hurting my business.”
“ I’m sorry,”
she murmured.
“ It’s not
your fault.” He held her close for a
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