Chapter 108

**Chapter Title: The Truth Beneath the Lies**

LAURA'S POV

I sat there, staring at Antonio, my hands clenched into fists beneath the table. I could feel the blood rushing through my veins, my heart pounding against my chest, the air in the room growing stifling with each second. His words hung heavy in the air between us. Antonio, one of the names my father had warned me about, was sitting right in front of me, saying things I didn’t want to believe.

“You think I’m evil, don’t you?” Antonio began, his eyes fixed on mine, unblinking. “You think I might have had a hand in your father’s death. I understand why you would feel that way, Laura. But you need to know the truth—the real reason your father mentioned my name in that letter.”

I narrowed my eyes, my body tense with mistrust. “Why did he mention you then?”

“He mentioned me,” Antonio said, his voice soft but steady, “because he wanted you to find me. He knew I had the information you needed about their deaths. I wasn’t just anyone,