Shadow of Truth

before him. Sarah leaned against the counter, a worried look

g her lip nervo

These financial records are a mess.

of hair behind her ear "Do you t

s "We have to. There has to be something here that

been digging through Lucas's family's financial records for hours, sea

yes landed on a series of transactions that caught his atte

, her eyes scanning th

t looks like a transfer of a

ated just a few weeks be

wing "Do you thi

t why would someone transfer such a large sum

ted to your father's business? Maybe there's someth

to comb through the records with renewed determination, sea

o emerge – large sums of money moving in and out of a

doesn't make any sense. Why would my fa

was trying to hide something. Or maybe som

r way, it's clear that there's m

he front door opening drew their attention. Lucas's sister,

rs spread out on the table

ense of all this. We think there might be something here

e as she took in the piles of p

sits down beside

would be great. The more eye

overy bringing them closer to the truth. As the afternoon turned into evening,

or the unwavering support of his sister and Sarah. With their help, he knew that the

o the living room, the weight of the secrets buried within them casting a pall over the r

, her touch gentle and reass

d on the floor "I don't know, Sara

ll smile "We don't have to figure it all out right

ure of comfort. He knew that he couldn't unravel the mysteries of his past overnight

d with resolve "Thank you, Sarah. I

ng with emotion "You don't have to do anyt

his fingers tracing the faded words on the page. With each letter he read, he felt a piece of

er voice soft with curio

steady "They're... they're from my

ealing a new layer of his father's life that he had never known existed. The secrets

set the letters aside and turned to Sarah, a

"We need to find out more. We need to uncov

ion resolute "I'm with you, Lucas. W

rom his shoulders, Lucas couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope begin to blossom within him. Whatever secr