Rebecca placed the documents on the table.
One was a printed email.
Another was a copy of an agreement.
The third was a photograph.
I didn’t touch them immediately.
I looked at Sean.
“Is there something you want to tell me before I read these?”
His mouth opened.
Then closed.
Nancy began to cry.
Alex stared at her.
“You knew about this too?”
She shook her head quickly.
“Not everything.”
“Not everything?” Alex repeated. “What does that mean?”
Rebecca took a slow breath.
“That’s exactly why I’m here. Because all four of you deserve to know what was discussed, what was agreed to, and what was deliberately left unsaid.”
She turned toward me.
“You were right to insist on a conversation before anyone left this house.”
Then she pushed the envelope toward me.
I reached for the first page.
And before I could read a single line, Sean said something that made everyone freeze.
