Chapter 79 Couldn't Even Wait

Gabriel said, "It's me. I need a full background check on Emily and Robert. Start from when they met in university and take it all the way to today. "Focus on why Emily had suddenly lost so much weight four years ago. I need to know everything." Something about the puzzle pieces never felt right to Gabriel. Throughout the night, the study stayed dark, and Gabriel lay awake. His cigarette burned down to the filter and seared his fingertip, yet he barely felt it. When the phone buzzed in the quiet room, the lit screen illuminated his clouded face. The report had arrived. Gabriel opened the email and read it line by line. The report seemed to stretch forever, loaded with wire transfers, recorded calls, and grainy screenshots from old security footage. Four years ago, Emily hadn't wasted away because of heartbreak over Robert. Rather, it had been because of the Sterling family. Apparently, Maurice and Cole had run up a massive gambling debt, and their collectors had forced Emily t