Eli laced his fingers together over his knee.
"It's a ledger, Madame. I told you yesterday that there may be an imminent threat to the House, but I had no evidence to show for."
Joanne lifted her head.
"And this ledger is evidence? But these only show activities around Florentine though—"
Her sentence broke off mid-way.
'Did she see it?'
She lowered her head and read the papers again. Her finger moved slowly down to the column, stopping for a few seconds at each.
Joanne flipped for the next sheet. She read it carefully before turning for the next. Then the one after.
When she finally spoke, her voice was lower than it had been.
"Where did you find this?"
"A contact of mine—"
"Black Rose, isn't it. I recognize this handwriting."
Eli almost flinched, but he managed to press it down.
"…Yes."
