
Leo watched him quietly, still with his arms folded across his chest. He could tell Maya’s odd tone had left Adam even more unsettled, but he didn’t push the fragile, tense mood in the room. “Let’s not jump to any worst-case conclusions,” he said softly, though the deep crease between his brows showed he was just as worried as Adam was.
Adam pulled out his laptop and opened Clara’s LinkedIn profile next. His breath caught sharply in his throat when the page loaded completely blank, showing nothing but a generic default silhouette. Her entire account had been deactivated. All her work history, old posts, and professional connections were gone—no trace that she’d ever held a job anywhere at all.
