My grandpa, Theodore Ashford, founded the Ashford Group and still holds thirty percent of its original shares. He built the company from the ground up, starting with nothing more than an electronics trading business. Although he'd stepped away from daily operations years ago, one word from him at a shareholders' meeting still carried more weight than anyone else's.
"That's enough."
Grandpa's aged voice was hoarse, but it rang through the conference room with unquestionable authority.
Leaning on his cane, he slowly walked to the conference table.
His eyes landed on me.
Shock.
Joy.
And a look of careful scrutiny I'd never seen before.
Then he turned to my second and third uncles.
"Walter has already been taken into custody. We're also investigating every HSBC account connected to hi
