Linda smiled. "Oh, do you think I'd lie to you? Understandable though. We aren't exactly close, so I can see why you distrust me."

"That's not what I mean. I just..." Niall had looked into Linda's history. Her degree was forged, and her family details were fake. She was an orphan, abandoned by her family and forced to live in an orphanage. She's suspicious.

"It's true that I never attended a university, nor do I have a family. I had no parents, and I lived most of my early life in the orphanage. I kept all of this a secret because I want to live my life normally. I don't want everyone to look at me with pity." She heaved a heavy sigh. "It's up to you whether to believe what I told you or not. I'm leaving now."

"Miss Dunn!" Niall stopped her.

"Just call me Linda." Linda looked back at him.

Fowler asked me to look into this. It's probably to keep Miss Yard safe. He loves her, and you know that. I think you can understand why he'd look into the people close to her." "Yes, but... Miss Yard would be devastated if she finds out that I have lied to her. I think I should be sending resumés to other companies out there now. Maybe it's time to switch jobs. Goodbye."

to Pierre, Linda would lose her job. Pierre wouldn't look into somebody's past unless it was crucial to his plan. If Pierre thought she was suspicious after finding out about her lies, losing her job was the least of Linda's

another set of

infuriated, Pierre lashed out at anyone or

traffic." Niall was drenched

file to Pierre, and Pierre took it to peruse everything Niall found out. At this moment, every second felt like an eternity for Niall; he wondered if his false file could fool Pierre. Linda's file was a long one-it detailed everything in her life, from

"That's it?"

most detailed file I can get my hands on.

his silence. From what he saw on the

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