Chapter 22 Hooked on Playing Innocent?

Emma was quick to deny it, "Absolutely not!" "Has your friend given you any insight into this guy? If he's not a great guy, your friend should forget about him!" Emma instinctively responded, "That's not it." "Did your friend discuss this with you?" Isabella's eyes widened, clearly thrilled by this topic. "Enough with the evasiveness. Which friend are we talking about?" "Oh, you wouldn't know her. She's an old classmate of mine." Emma, fearing she might let something slip, swiftly changed the subject. "Speaking of which, I have a meeting with the head of the MystiCorp project today. Are you free?" Isabella made a noise of discomfort, looking a bit troubled. "I can't today. The main office has transferred additional funds for Skydancer Corp. I need to be there." "That's fine. I'll go alone." Emma tidied up her things, printed out the list of third-party companies that Michael had emailed, and compiled it into a folder. After checking the time, she headed out to the agreed locat