"So, what did you find?" Cadence asked his assistant as he stared at the man.
His assistant cleared his throat, hesitated, then stepped forward. His hands were clasped behind his back, but his shoulders were too stiff for it to seem casual. Cadence gave a amused smirk. The man was too scared of him even now.
"Sir… there were indeed two women in the car at the time of the accident."
Cadence said nothing, even as his eyebrows raised. He'd thought that Melody was being ridiculous by insisting that she was not Melody but Melanie. But if there were indeed two women with the same face.... Cadence remained seated, eyes focused on the paperweight spinning slowly beneath his fingers. The only sound in the room was the faint tick of the antique clock on the wall and his assistant's slight trembling as he continued.
