The boardroom remained silent for a moment
The trail had started five years ago long before Scarlett became Mrs Scarlett Maguire
Long before Jude even knew she existed
The room remained tense as the directors looked at each other with uneasy looks
Jude broke the silence
"So you are saying whoever planned this started years ago?", he said slowly
"That appears to be the case", the lawyer replied
A director frowned
"Then why does Michael Gerard keep appearing in every piece of this puzzle surrounding Mrs Maguire?"
Scarlett felt her stomach tighten because she had been asking herself the same question
Madam Magdalene leaned back against her chair slowly
"That's a good question", she said
The lawyer looked through the documents again
"At this stage, we can't determine whether Michael Gerard is involved or whether someone is deliberately using him as the face of these attacks"
"But we know he is involved somehow", Violet said quietly
