After Jasper Grant left, Landon Hawthorne wasn't in a hurry to go upstairs. He had Harrison Thorne give him a rundown of what happened.
Half an hour later, he got his hands on the mall's security footage. After watching the entire incident, a strange look crossed his face.
He asked Harrison Thorne, "Who gave Aria Sterling that Black Gold Card?"
Obviously, Brendan Lynch hadn't given it to her. Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to sign a check.
"It belongs to Mrs. Hawthorne herself." Harrison Thorne was just as surprised. "I spoke with the clerk who assisted her. They said that Mrs. Hawthorne is the cardholder. President Lynch was also very confused and asked about it. She said the bank gave it to her as a coming-of-age gift on her eighteenth birthday."
Landon Hawthorne, "…"
'She had a Black Gold Card with worldwide access and no spending limit at eighteen. Just what is Aria Sterling's background?'
'He hadn't even qualified for one until he was twenty-four.'
