Leo stepped outside the house, the cool air brushing against his face.
But it did nothing to calm him.
His mind was still trapped in everything he had seen and heard.
Seth… father… the deal…
He ran a hand through his hair in frustration.
"What am I supposed to do now…?" he muttered.
He needed answers.
Not guesses. Not assumptions.
Proof.
Suddenly, a thought crossed his mind.
Father's work room…
Leo's eyes sharpened.
Mr. Miles wasn't home.
This was his chance.
Without wasting another second, Leo turned back and walked inside the house. His steps were quick but controlled.
He headed straight toward Mr. Miles' room.
As he stood in front of the door, he paused.
Am I really about to do this…?
For a moment, doubt crept in.
But then—
Seth's voice echoed in his mind:
"Maybe your father doesn't trust you…"
Leo's expression hardened.
"…Fine," he whispered. "Then I won't hold back either."
He opened the door.
The room looked exactly the same as always—neat, organized, untouched.
Everything in its place.
Too perfect.
Leo walked toward the desk.
He began searching again.
Cabinets. Files. Shelves.
Every document he opened looked normal—business reports, financial records, contracts.
Nothing suspicious.
Nothing useful.
Frustration slowly built inside him.
"This isn't it…" Leo said under his breath.
He was about to step back when—
He noticed something.
One drawer.
Locked.
Leo frowned.
"Every other drawer is open…" he said quietly. "So why is this one locked?"
His instincts kicked in.
This has to be it.
He looked around.
"There has to be a key somewhere…"
Leo started searching the room more carefully this time.
Bookshelves. Behind frames. Inside files.
Minutes passed.
Still nothing.
His frustration grew.
"Where did he hide it…" Leo muttered.
Then suddenly—
A small stack of papers slipped from the desk as his hand brushed against them.
"Ah—"
They fell to the floor.
Leo sighed and bent down to pick them up.
But then—
He stopped.
Something caught his eye.
Underneath the papers…
A small metallic object.
A key.
Leo's eyes widened.
"…This must be it."
He quickly picked it up and stood.
Without wasting time, he walked to the drawer.
For a brief moment, he hesitated again.
Once I open this… there's no going back.
His grip tightened.
Then—
He inserted the key.
Click.
The drawer opened.
Inside…
Were files.
Lots of them.
Different from the others.
Thicker. Marked. Important.
Leo slowly took them out and placed them on the desk.
His heartbeat began to rise.
"This is it…" he whispered.
He opened the first file.
His eyes scanned the page.
Then the next.
And the next.
With every document he read, his expression changed.
Shock.
Confusion.
Disbelief.
"These are… agreements…" Leo said quietly.
Contracts.
Partnership documents.
Strategic plans.
And all of them involved—
Seth's company.
Leo's breathing became heavier.
"No… this can't be happening…"
He flipped through another file.
There were details about shared operations.
Joint investments.
Even confidential project transfers.
Then—
He saw something that made him freeze.
A document.
Signed.
At the bottom—
Mr. Miles.
Leo's hands trembled.
"…It's real," he whispered.
"This isn't just a meeting… this is a partnership."
But then—
Something else caught his attention.
One particular file.
It was different.
No title on the front.
Just a mark.
Leo slowly opened it.
Inside—
Were photographs.
Old ones.
Leo frowned.
"What is this…?"
He looked closer.
And then his eyes widened.
The photos showed two men.
One of them—
Was Mr. Miles.
The other…
Leo's expression darkened.
"…Seth's father."
They were standing together.
Not as enemies.
But as allies.
Leo's mind went blank.
"This… doesn't make any sense…"
There were more documents inside the file.
Old records.
Business history.
Dates from years ago.
It showed something unexpected—
Their companies were once connected.
Leo stepped back slowly.
"So this didn't just start now…" he whispered.
"This goes way back…"
Suddenly—
A sound.
Footsteps.
Leo's heart skipped a beat.
He quickly gathered the files, put them back into the drawer, locked it, and returned the key to where he found it.
Just in time.
The door handle moved.
Leo turned around, trying to stay calm.
The door opened—
But it wasn't Mr. Miles.
It was Mr. Daniel.
"Sir Leo?" he said, surprised. "You're here?"
Leo exhaled slightly, hiding his relief.
"Yeah… I was just looking for something," Leo replied.
Mr. Daniel nodded, though he seemed unsure.
"I see…"
There was a pause.
Then Leo walked past him.
"I'll be in my room," he said.
Back in his room—
Leo closed the door and leaned against it.
His heart was still racing.
"What is going on…" he whispered.
Now things were even more complicated.
Not only was his father working with Seth—
But they had a connection in the past.
A hidden one.
Leo walked to the window and looked outside.
"This isn't just business…" he said quietly.
"This is something bigger."
His eyes hardened.
"And I'm going to find out everything."
Somewhere else—
Seth sat in his office, looking at a file.
A slight smirk appeared on his face.
"Dig deeper, Leo…" he murmured.
"Because the truth…"
His eyes darkened.
"…is far more dangerous than you think."