Jennifer's POV
My mother's eyes glistened with tears, as she began. “Eighteen years ago… before your father died… four of them came together to form a business. Your father… my husband, Croft’s father… Lucy’s uncle… and one other man, Mr. Gabriel. They were partners, inseparable on the surface, but underneath… it was all ambition, greed, and secrets.”
“Four of them… what… What kind of business?” I asked, my voice trembling.
She nodded yes. “At first, it was legitimate. Investments, trading… they were building something powerful, something that could have lasted generations. But money… power… it changed them. Your father… he discovered something… he discovered he was being cheated, Jennifer. Cheated by the people he trusted most.”
I gasped, gripping her hands tighter. My mind struggled
