Chapter 260

Lindey put down her cutlery and turned to face me. "Yes, the contract was just about to be signed."

It was the same contract I'd found in my father's notebook.

"Was it because of the accident that it didn't get signed?" I asked, my voice shaking.

She nodded.

My breath hitched, and I felt like a storm was brewing inside me. Then Lindey sighed. "That contract was supposed to be the first for your father and Matthew's joint venture."

Wait, what?

I had always thought it was just my father's deal. But Matthew was involved too?

"Alan and Matthew worked so hard to lock in that partnership with Thorsten Drago from VastReach Group. They did everything—went fishing with him, raced cars, and he even made them go skydiving," Lindey said, shaking her head at the memory. "Thorsten came from a tough background and was known for playing people.

"But Alan and Matthew knew they had to secure that deal to make their mark, so they did whatever it took, even risking their lives just to keep him hap