He looked exhausted.
“He’s not going to get far.”
I focused on the screen.
ARE YOU SURE?
Samuel nodded.
“We have his passport information, financial records, and several witnesses.”
He paused.
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“But there’s something else we need to discuss.”
He placed the photograph of Caroline and my father beside the bed.
“Your father had a relationship with Caroline’s mother many years ago. He never publicly acknowledged Caroline because the circumstances were complicated.”
I stared at the photograph.
“Did he know?”
Samuel nodded.
“Yes. Your father established a private trust for Caroline and Emma. But the trust disappeared after Caroline’s death.”
I remembered my father’s final years.
He had often spoken about unfinished business.
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I had assumed he meant his company.
Now I wondered whether he had been trying to protect someone.
Samuel continued.
“Your father also left instructions in a sealed letter.”
He handed me the envelope.
My name was written across the front.
