Liam’s expression was impossible to read.

Edgar held the silence for a moment before answering.

“You’re angry,” he said calmly. “And you’re forgetting the most important thing.”

He took a deep breath.

“Laura still doesn’t know any of this. If there weren’t security guards surrounding her, this conversation would have happened with her first—not here.”

Liam took a step forward, tension still radiating from every line of his body.

“I don’t know how she’s going to react when she finds out the trut