I looked at David.
“Why didn’t anyone tell me about this?”
“Because your grandfather believed someone would eventually try to take it.”
“Who?”
David didn’t answer immediately.
Then he said,
“The Collins family isn’t the first family to try.”
My stomach dropped.
“What does that mean?”
Before David could explain, my legal director rushed into the room.
“Daniel.”
He placed another file on the table.
“We found the connection.”
I opened it.
The names linked Martin and Bradley to several outside companies.
Then another name appeared.
Arthur Sterling-Vance.
David’s face changed when he saw it.
“Arthur?”
“You know him?”
David nodded slowly.
“Everyone in our grandfather’s circle knew that name.”
“Who is he?”
“A powerful judge.”
I looked back at the documents.
“He’s connected to Martin.”
“More than connected,” David said.
He looked at me.
“He’s family.”
And suddenly, the Christmas Eve break-in made sense.
The divorce.
The money.
The shell companies.
