Connor fell silent. Could it be? Mr. Valor did not seem to care about Serenity anymore, but his next words seemed to be saying otherwise.

"Find out why she needed the money," Jackson ordered.

"Yes," Connor responded and left the office quickly.

Alone in the office, Jackson paced to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked out the window. Looking down the street, he noticed a glint of dark-colored hair and recognized Serenity standing in front of the building.

How strange, he thought. Repeated