I leaned over the table, my shadow falling across the documents. “My daughter’s chest was crushed because greedy men signed fraudulent invoices and cashed blood money.”
“I… I have absolutely no idea what you’re suggesting,” Mason stammered, abruptly standing up straight, his phone slipping from his grip and clattering onto the hardwood floor.
I flipped the folder open and rotated it so the first page faced him. It was a bank statement, his name highlighted in neon yellow.
His arrogant expression vaporized, replaced by the pale, terrified visage of a cornered animal.
My mother gasped, grabbing his forearm. “Mason? What is she talking about?”
My father stood up, his chair scraping violently against the floorboards. His voice dropped to a low, menacing baritone. “Clara. I suggest you tread very, very carefully right now.”
A quiet, broken laugh escaped my throat. It sounded foreign, almost demonic, echoing in my dead kitchen.
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