Mia froze, her expression hardening as she stared at the message on her phone.
Before her confusion could grow, the person on the other end—not one to keep people in suspense—immediately followed up: [It's Felix Sinclair.]
[I'm not sure about the specifics of their conversation. If you want to know, you could find some time to ask Simon Adler himself.]
The matter concerned someone else, so Hayes Hughes didn't know the details, nor did he have much curiosity about them.
Before Mia could reply, he added another message: [Simon Adler came by the house this morning and brought it up himself. We don't know each other well privately, so I think he probably wanted me to pass this on to you.]
Seeing this message, everything clicked into place for Mia.
Hayes felt his hint had been obvious. When he saw she'd replied with an "OK" sticker, he pressed his lips into a helpless smile.
He disliked lying, especially to Mia, so he had told her the truth.
