His shoulders dropped.
He believed I had surrendered.
But my decision wasn’t acceptance of guilt.
It was a dangerous gamble based on the evidence Harrison and Callahan were still investigating.
I knew I might regret it.
I also knew Silas was becoming more reckless by the day.
And reckless men eventually reveal things careful men would hide.
***
Over the next several weeks, Silas transformed Vance Holdings.
Long-serving executives were dismissed.
Suspicious consulting contracts appeared.
Khloe’s relatives received expensive appointments.
Beatrice began attending charity galas wearing my mother’s jewelry.
The company my father had built with integrity was being treated like Silas’s personal bank account.
Meanwhile, Detective Callahan continued investigating.
He confirmed substantial gambling debts and questionable financial transfers.
But proving Silas’s involvement in my father’s death remained difficult.
One afternoon, he visited me.
“We’ve identified a number of suspicious transactions,” he said. “But the financial trail is complicated.”
