C59 That Is Exactly Why I Don't Tell People That

Eventually, I asked the question that had been bothering me. “You keep mentioning your father.” “Is he some kind of big shot?”

Alicia nodded casually. “My father is the Minister of Police.” Silence. Complete silence.

Chris and I looked at each other. Then back at Alicia. Then back at each other again. Neither of us knew what to say. She seemed perfectly normal. Yet she had casually revealed something enormous.

Alicia laughed at our reactions. “See?” “That’s exactly why I don’t tell people.” A family vehicle soon arrived to collect her. Before leaving, she waved cheerfully. “Bye, brothers.” Then she climbed into the car and disappeared down the road.

After she left, Chris immediately turned to me. “Now tell me what’s really bothering you.” I looked around carefully before speaking. Then I told him everything.

The photograph. The café footage. And Ben’s secretary. Chris’s expression became serious. Because both of us understood the same thing.

A secretary would never do something like that on her own. Someone had instructed her. And there was only one person who would benefit from it. Ben.

Still, after discussing it, we agreed not to act. The footage had been obtained illegally. Using it would only create more problems.

For now, the safest option was to remain silent and keep watching. With that decision made, we said our goodbyes.

Chris headed home. And I began the journey back to mine. Neither of us realized that the photograph was only the beginning.

Someone else had already seen it. And that person was far more interested in Michael Smith than either of us could imagine.