Chapter 3 - The Family BusinessNathan loosened his tie.
He no longer looked like Liam's older brother.
He looked like a man who had finally stopped pretending.
"You forged Dad's signature."
Nathan smiled.
"Dad was old-fashioned."
"You stole from him."
"I modernized the company."
"You murdered him."
Silence.
Nathan's smile disappeared.
For several seconds, only the ticking of the grandfather clock filled the room.
Then Nathan said quietly:
"His heart was failing."
"You poisoned him."
"We accelerated something that was already coming."
Liam felt something inside him break.
"My father trusted you."
Nathan stepped closer.
"Trust is expensive, Liam. People who understand business don't waste it."
Liam lifted the folder.
"Why Claire?"
Nathan's eyes hardened.
"She found things she wasn't supposed to find."
"What things?"
"The shipping manifests."
"The offshore accounts."
"The shell companies."
Liam stared at him.
Nathan continued.
"And she discovered what happened to Dad."
Liam's fists tightened.
"You tried to kill my wife because she knew the truth."
"Your wife was going to destroy everything."
"Everything?"
Nathan laughed.
"Do you have any idea how much money is behind Vance Logistics?"
"Not enough to justify murder."
Nathan stepped forward.
"You've always been sentimental."
Then he said the words Liam would never forget.
"Claire was carrying your heir. If she died, the inheritance structure changed."
Liam's stomach turned.
"You were going to erase my child from the equation."
Nathan shrugged.
"It was business."
Liam lunged.
He slammed Nathan against the bookshelf.
"You put my wife in a coffin!"
Police rushed through the door.
"DROP HIM!"
Liam released Nathan.
Nathan straightened his shirt.
But his smug expression returned.
Because he knew something Liam didn't.
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The police did not yet know how deep the conspiracy went.
And some of them were already on his side.
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