Calculated Kindness

He was clearly caught off guard. 'How on earth does she know about Miriam?' he thought, stunned.

Aria could already tell from the look on Cornelius's face that she'd found her answer.

She continued, "Miriam was the one who really pushed my parents to go after that project back then. I only found out recently that she'd been in touch with Octavia."

"You knew from the start, didn't you? The Vance Gr