He Thought I Was Deaf, I Heard Everything novel · Chapter 21 of 24
Chapter 21: The Closing Gala
The detective let him walk out of that kitchen before dawn.
She said she had a phone, a recording and a file requested from the state troopers, and that none of it was a warrant yet.
Tobias went home to the city with his lawyer and a bandage.
Nobody arrested a chief executive a week before his company sold for two billion dollars.
He told the newspapers it had been a terrible accident at the lake, and that his wife was recovering.
He told them his former assistant was unwell and that her statements were being handled privately.
On the ninth of November, the museum steps were lit.
Four hundred people stood in the cold below the columns, and a long row of cameras faced the podium.
Halcyon's banner hung between two pillars, white and blue, with Schuyler Audio's name beneath it in gold.
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–12 of He Thought I Was Deaf, I Heard Everything are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
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