As soon as the word 'Lachlan' was out of Clark's mouth, I could feel my insides wanting to jump up through my throat. I was close to hyperventilating, but I'd already walked away from my brother so he couldn't see my reaction. I calmed myself for a moment outside of Dad's office, where I knew he would be, before giving a brief knock and entering.
"Lucia!" he beamed as he looked at me over his paperwork. "It's lovely to see you home darling."
It was nice to see him but I had a more pressing issue to enquire about. "You had something to mention, Dad?" I prompted.
"Oh, yes," he replied. "I'm sure you know about our bad relationship with the Lachlan corporation?" I nodded on que. "You may or may not be aware that Michael Lachlan has passed away."
"How did that happen?" I asked, frowning a
