The Inheritance / Season 1, Episode 10
Secrets in the Lobby
Claire’s heels clicked against the polished marble of West & Associates’ lobby, the sound swallowed by the cavernous space as she jabbed the elevator button for the 42nd floor again, as if impatience could summon it faster. Her reflection stared back from the mirrored doors—sharp blazer, sharper eyes, the faintest tremor in her jaw she couldn’t quite mask. Oliver slouched beside her, hands shoved deep in the pockets of his worn leather jacket, his breath still smelling faintly of the bourbon he’d knocked back at lunch. The air between them hummed with unspoken accusations, the weight of last night’s argument still clinging like damp fog. “You gonna tell me why we’re back here, or do I just get to guess?” Oliver’s voice was low, gravelly, his gaze fixed on the glowing numbers above the elevator doors. “’Cause I’m real tired of playing catch-up, Claire.” She didn’t turn to face him. Couldn’t. Not with the memory of Charlotte’s cryptic warning from yesterday burning behind her eyes—“You’ve triggered something you can’t undo. Be careful what you ask for.” Her fingers tightened around the strap of her briefcase, the leather creaking under her grip. “We’re here because she’s hiding something. That document she mentioned—it’s not just some footnote. It’s the key. I can feel it.” “Feel it.” Oliver snorted, a bitter edge cutting...