Chapter 9 - Dominic Learns His Father Suspected Victor
Dominic searched his father’s private files.
Behind an old photograph of Antonio and Elaine, he found a sealed
letter.
Antonio had written it shortly before his death.
Dominic—
If Victor is still beside you when you read this, I waited too long.
The letter described missing money.
False shipping vendors.
A fear that Victor had built loyalties inside the Moretti organization.
Antonio had planned to remove him.
He died first.
Again, there was no evidence Victor caused Antonio’s death.
Dominic refused to claim it.
But the letter confirmed the financial suspicion.
Then Antonio wrote:
Elaine Bennett has the clean books. If anything happens to me, protect
her and the girl.
Dominic stared at the words.
“The girl.”
Chloe looked at him.
“He knew about me.”
Dominic nodded.
Antonio had known.
May you like
And for twelve years, Dominic had never known he had inherited one final
responsibility from his father.
