The question left Emilie completely still. For a moment, she couldn't find a single word to say.
Brandon did not look away from her, and the longer his gaze remained fixed on her, the more uncomfortable she became.
The silence that followed was heavier than before, and Emilie suddenly understood something she had failed to consider.
He had not called her into his study to ask for a simple clarification.
He had already discovered something wrong, something that had probably gone unnoticed by everyone else in the Roberts family.
And now, he was waiting to see whether she would dare to lie to him.
Emilie's heart dropped into her stomach. She really had no reasonable explanation for what had happened to the Imperial account, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't think of a convincing excuse that would satisfy him.
Not now, not ever.
