The week dragged by under a tense atmosphere at Martin Group. The sound of clicking keyboards and quiet footsteps filled the hallways, but beneath the surface, everyone felt the weight of an unspoken secret — the secret Jacob had commanded them to protect.
David, however, was restless. Every day he came to the office, and every day, he sensed the same thing — silence. The kind of silence that screamed deception. The staff’s behavior had changed since his father’s departure. They greeted him politely, but their smiles were forced, their eyes cautious. He could feel it — they were hiding something.
He leaned back in his leather chair, tapping a pen against his desk as he stared at the blank screen of his computer. “They think I’m stupid,” he muttered under his breath. “They think I don’t s
