The words hung heavily in Sebastian's study.
"It is the real reason your parents were murdered."
No one spoke.
The only sound was the steady rain tapping against the tall windows.
Elara felt her throat tighten.
She had spent years believing she had lost her parents in a tragic accident.
Then she learned it had been murder.
Now...
She was being told that their deaths had not even been about the Ashcroft fortune.
There had been something else.
Something far more dangerous.
She looked at Adrian, her voice barely above a whisper.
"What is the Genesis File?"
Adrian remained silent for several long moments, as if weighing how much he should reveal.
Finally, he sighed.
"Before Richard Ashcroft became head of the family, he worked closely with several of the country's most powerful
