The silence stretched for a while between them as they looked at each other
Violet held the brown envelope tightly against her chest as neither of them moved more looked away
"Violet, I am asking you again. What is in that file?", he asked slowly
"Well, like I mentioned earlier, it's nothing important", she replied firmly
"Will you stop lying to me?", he snapped as he stamped his feet on the floor
Violet's expression changed and for a few seconds, anger was written all over her face
"But I am not lying", she said
"You are, and I know it", he replied quickly
Then he took a step forward
"You came into my office talking about James Brooks and you practically admitted that Father was heavily involved in the case. And you went to the archives and requested old files but now you are refusing to tell me what you are carrying", he said slowly
Then took a brief pause
"Just tell me why?", he added
Violet's fingers tightened around the envelope
