Chapter 89

LYDIA’S POV

The notification stayed on my screen far longer than it should have.

One hundred thousand dollars.

I read it again. And again. As if the numbers would rearrange themselves into something smaller, something less deliberate. But they didn’t.

They stayed exactly the same. Heavy. Intentional.

My fingers tightened around the phone as a bitter realization crept in.

Cassian. Who else could it