I admit it was a shock to find out that Charles, the man my grandfather had entrusted the company to, was a distant relative of mine. Not only that but related to the villain in my story. The worst part was she too came down my bloodline. Maybe it was distant but it was just strange to think they had existed this whole time. Of course, I had many unanswered questions. But once I saw the tears running down their eyes, I knew it wasn’t the time. “Good morning,” he said, rather agitated. I was not surprised to find Charles waiting in my office. I was running late this morning. I figured Martha would have rescheduled. “Sorry, I’m late,” Although the truth was, I wasn’t. Alejandro had been staying with me, being in this office was the last place I wanted to be. Since he was here, I needed

