More of his touch

"I thought I might not get the chance to meet you, so I asked you to come here. I hope it wasn't inconvenient," Lucius remarked.

He leaned forward, carefully placing his glasses on the table. Layla had quietly excused herself a moment earlier to oversee the dinner preparations.

"It wasn't a problem, Boss," Zayne replied promptly. "Fred's phone was sent for forensic analysis, but strangely, it was completely wiped. All the contents had been erased before we got to it."

Lucius didn't show much of his reaction because he had expected that only. "Did you uncover anything unusual at the scene?" he asked with curiosity.

"Not much, Boss. However," Zayne added, pausing momentarily for emphasis, "a handwritten note was discovered nearby." Reaching into his pocket, he retrieved his phone and unlocked the screen. He extended it towards Lucius, who looked at it. The more was crumpled before it was thrown to the ground.