Chapter 3 - Mr. Davis Demands Answers About His Lost Family
Samuel placed both hands on the edge of the glass display case to steady his shaking frame.
“I never walked out on you or Sarah, Margaret; your brother told me you both moved away and wanted nothing to do with me,” Samuel declared fiercely.
Margaret’s face drained of every remaining trace of color, her eyes widening in sudden, panicked realization.
“My brother... Arthur told you that?” Margaret whispered, the betrayal of her own family finally rising to the surface.
“He showed me signed legal separation papers and told me you both died in a highway crash up in Wisconsin,” Samuel explained, pointing at Leo.
Leo stepped between them, his protective instincts flaring as he tried to process the massive web of lies surrounding his entire existence.
“Are you telling me my father didn’t abandon us... that we were lied to by my own uncle?” Leo asked, his voice trembling.
“Your uncle Arthur wanted control of the family estate, Leo, and he knew Samuel was the sole heir to the Davis manufacturing fortune,” Margaret sobbed.
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The shop fell completely silent once more, save for the distant sound of traffic passing by on the bustling Chicago street outside.
Samuel reached out a hesitant hand, hovering inches from Leo’s sandy-blonde hair before gently resting his palm against his son’s cheek.
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