FIFTEEN YEARS OF LIES
Nobody left.
Not after Anthony's revelation.
Not after learning about the children.
Not after seeing the evidence.
The conference hall remained full.
Silent.
Stunned.
Broken.
The Green family had always believed its greatest strength was loyalty.
Now they were discovering betrayal had been sitting among them for fifteen years.
Victor remained standing.
Alone.
Completely alone.
Nobody moved toward him.
Nobody defended him.
Nobody spoke on his behalf.
For perhaps the first time in his life...
Victor Green looked small.
Anthony's grandfather slowly sat back down.
The old man suddenly looked older.
Much older.
The weight of the truth had settled heavily on his shoulders.
His hands trembled.
Not from
