Remember this: the company is not the buildings, the ships, or the money. It is the people who have given their lives to it. If anyone ever tries to take it from you, protect those people first.
Never confuse loyalty with silence. And never mistake a charming man for an honest one.
Love always, Dad.
I pressed the letter to my chest.
For fifteen years, I had wondered whether our parents had died because someone had made a terrible mistake.
Now I knew my father had been afraid.
He had been trying to leave us a way to uncover the truth.
And somehow, despite everything, he had succeeded.
Agent Brooks photographed every page and arranged for forensic examination. The original ledger would be secured as evidence.
Before we left, Tobias turned to me.
“There’s one more thing we need to do.”
“What?”
He looked at the letter in my hands.
