Lucas did not go home that night.
By midnight, the upper floors of Hartwell Tower had emptied. The elevators had stopped their steady movement. The assistants had gone home. Even the city beyond the glass walls seemed quieter, its lights blurred beneath a thin curtain of rain.
But Lucas remained in his office.
The report lay open on his desk.
He had read it six times.
Each time, the words became less believable.
Each time, the dates remained the same.
Client inquiry requested through a third-party investigative firm.
Subject: Lucas Hart.
Requested categories: personal assets, private holdings, inheritance structure, Hart Family Trust, real-estate interests, and financial liabilities.
The inquiry had been made three weeks before the Hartwell Foundation gala.
Three weeks before Am
