Chapter 7 - My Father Had Built the Empire I Inherited—And Ethan Discovered the Secret That Could Destroy ItThe truth was worse than I imagined.
My father had built the family empire through violence.
Victor had helped.
But Ethan had discovered that they had also been involved in trafficking stolen identities and money laundering.
He wanted out.
He planned to expose everything.
Victor killed him.
Then manipulated Rebecca.
Then targeted the children.
Because Leo had seen something.
I asked him.
“What did you see?”
He whispered,
“Uncle Victor came to Daddy's office.”
“What happened?”
“They argued.”
“About what?”
“Daddy said he was going to tell Uncle Thomas.”
My heart stopped.
“Tell me what?”
Leo looked at me.
“About the red book.”
The red book.
I knew exactly what he meant.
My father had always kept one locked away.
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I hadn't seen it in twenty years.
Now Victor wanted it.
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Chapter 8 - The Red Book Was Hidden in the One Place Nobody Would Search—Inside My Father's GraveWe opened my father's grave.
Chapter 9 - Victor Kidnapped Leo and Left Me One Message—“Come Alone or the Boy Dies”Victor took Leo.
Chapter 10 - Leo Asked Me If I Was Still His Uncle—And My Answer Changed the Rest of Our LivesAfter everything, the children stayed with me.
Chapter 11 - Rebecca Returned to Court to Testify—And Her Confession Finally Cleared My Brother's NameRebecca testified.
Chapter 12 - I Sold the Empire My Father Built and Used the Money to Give Leo and Maya the Childhood Ethan Wanted for ThemI sold everything.
Chapter 13 - Three Months Later, Leo Took My Hand at Ethan's Memorial and Said Something That Finally Let Me GrieveWe held a private memorial.
