#Chapter 168: A Public Statement

Charles was waiting inside the apartment when I got home. David was busy on his laptop beside him. Charles jumped up and rushed to meet us at the door. “Please tell me you found something,” he said. “My stock is diving like crazy. It’s costing us millions to be continuously embroiled in this supposed scandal. I’ve been getting phone calls from my family, but I have no reassurances to offer anyone.” “We got the test results,” I said. “There were definitely traces of tranquilizers in both our systems. The same type. So, whoever did it to one of us did it to both of us.” “And is there any way that anyone could say you did that to yourselves?” he asked. A horrified zip of electricity ramped through my brain. I hadn’t thought about that. “They can try,” Theo said, “but they’re not going to have much success. As part of my job, I know at least a little about what’s out there. And this isn’t the sort of tranquilizer that one can just pick up at the pharmacy. This one requires a doctor’s