The rain had stopped by the time Damien Blackwood returned to Blackwood Tower.
It was nearly midnight, yet lights still glowed on the executive floor. Lucas was waiting outside Damien’s office with two cups of coffee and an expression that immediately told him the night was far from over.
“You look like the meeting answered some questions,” Lucas said.
“It answered a few,” Damien replied as they entered the office. “But it created even more.”
He removed his jacket and laid a thin envelope on the conference table.
“The contact confirmed that Silver Horizon Holdings has never been an ordinary investment company. It’s been acquiring businesses connected to Blackwood International for years, but always through intermediaries.”
Lucas opened his notebook.
“So they’re building influence wi
