The Almost Confession
The door opened slowly enough for Sofia to see the silhouette before she saw the face. Lucien stepped slightly in front of her, but Sofia touched his arm and moved beside him rather than behind him, refusing to let fear turn her into someone else's responsibility. The person entering was an elderly man wearing a mechanic’s jacket, carrying a small metal case and a flashlight that trembled slightly in his hand. He looked at Sofia for several seconds before whispering her father’s name, and the recognition in his voice made her realize they had finally found someone who had known Mateo before the world decided to forget him.
The man introduced himself as Paolo Moretti, a former Vantari systems engineer who had worked at the Milan facility during the beginning of Proje
