[Next Day]
"So, Emmerich was adopted later?" Callum asked, his gaze fixed on Rivana as they sat in the car.
"Hmm," Rivana nodded, her fingers toying with the hem of her shirt. Azrael had left early in the morning to deal with urgent matters and entrusted Callum to accompany her. There was no better man to protect her if things went sideways.
Callum hadn't had enough time to rest, let alone dive into Emmerich's family history. He needed all the information he could gather for their ongoing investigation, especially regarding the photograph Rivana had handed to Azrael. It might be the missing piece that pointed them toward the truth.
"My grandparents, Margaret Faye, and Fredrick Faye, couldn't conceive a child during their first ten years of marriage," Rivana began, her tone steady but distant. "Grandfather ended up taking a mistress, Mallory—the same woman who caused the ruckus at Emmerich's funeral."
