INICIAR SESIÓN“Someone who should never have been involved.”Sophia repeated Adrian’s words as she placed the archive report on his desk. He continued signing a document, pretending not to notice her, until she moved the report directly in front of him and waited for him to look up.“Who were you talking about?” Sophia asked.Adrian dropped his pen and leaned back in his wheelchair. “Sophia, we have already discussed this.”“No, you avoided the question. You recognised the reference in Peter’s report, and now you expect me to ignore it?”“I need time.”“You have had years.”Adrian's jaw tightened, but before he could respond, his phone rang. He glanced at the screen, declined the call and reached for his pen again, making it clear that he had no intention of continuing the conversation.Sophia picked up the report. “I am going to the archive. If you decide to tell me something useful, you know where to find me.”At the Vale records office, Helen Ward was arguing with a clerk over the transfer inven
Adrian stopped turning the pages of the medical report when Sophia mentioned Damien, his fingers resting against the edge of the document as he slowly raised his eyes towards her."You're taking him to the records office?""I'm meeting him there. Peter will be present.""That isn't what I asked, Sophia."She placed her handbag on the chair and moved closer to the bed. "The records concern both of you, Adrian. If we want to understand what happened, we cannot keep examining only your version of events.""Then let Peter investigate. He knows how to handle these things without dragging Damien into them.""Peter has been investigating, but we still have missing documents."Adrian pushed the medical report aside, his expression tightening as he looked at her. "Damien doesn't get to walk back into my life and start deciding what happens.""He isn't deciding anything. We're looking for answers.""Then tell him to stay out of it."Sophia picked up her phone, refusing to let his frustration tu
Peter Lawson hurried into the conference room carrying a second folder, nearly dropping a loose sheet as he placed everything on the table. Adrian wheeled closer while Damien pulled out a chair, and Sophia moved beside Peter to see what had caused the sudden interruption."Before we continue, I need you to look at this," Peter said.Damien opened the folder. "You said you had recovered the acknowledgement.""I did, but this record changes how we should read it."Peter placed the original agreement between them and pointed to a paragraph near the bottom of the second page. Both brothers had been required to approve any proposed change before it could proceed, and neither could make that decision on the other's behalf.Adrian tapped the clause. "That was our agreement."Damien looked at him. "Then explain how the change went through."Peter placed the acknowledgement beside it, revealing that the submission had been made under an existing family authorisation approved before the brother
Peter Lawson was already waiting when Sophia arrived with Adrian and Damien, but the moment he saw both brothers enter together, he closed the folder in front of him and adjusted his glasses."I was expecting one of you," he said."Unfortunately, you got both," Damien replied, pulling out a chair.Adrian positioned his wheelchair beside the table. "Can we get on with this? I have no intention of spending the afternoon discussing family history."Peter reopened the folder and removed an old archive register, placing it directly in front of them before pointing to an entry dated several years earlier. Sophia leaned closer when she noticed two different dates beside the same reference number, and she immediately turned toward Peter."Why are there two different dates?""The original document was collected on the twelfth, but it was not officially registered until the fifteenth."Damien frowned. "Who collected it?"Peter turned the page. "The identification is incomplete, but the instruct
Sophia was arranging the documents on Adrian's desk when his phone rang, and although he glanced at the screen before declining the call, she caught Damien's name before he turned the device facedown. The gesture immediately caught her attention, especially because Adrian had spent the morning insisting that his brother's involvement was none of her concern."Damien again?" she asked.Adrian continued sorting the papers. "It is none of your concern.""That is becoming your favourite answer."He looked up, his expression tightening. "And you seem determined to turn every private conversation into an investigation.""Only the conversations that concern our future."Before Adrian could respond, Rachel Bennett entered carrying his rehabilitation assessment sheet, and the moment she noticed the documents scattered across the desk, she raised an eyebrow."Whatever disagreement you are having, it can wait until after his assessment."Adrian gave her a dry look. "You have no idea what you are
Sophia was halfway through arranging the documents when Adrian reached across the dining table and pulled one of the pages away, insisting that it belonged with the original agreement. She looked at the paper in his hand before pushing another sheet toward him, growing impatient with the way he kept rearranging the evidence without explaining anything."Then put it there instead of moving everything around," she said.Damien, standing beside the window, gave a quiet laugh. "At least someone is trying to make sense of this."Adrian shot him a warning look. "You are welcome to help instead of commenting.""I would, if you stopped deciding which documents everyone is allowed to see."Sophia placed her laptop aside and looked at both men. "Enough. We are going to establish what happened, and neither of you is going to leave until we have made some progress."The doorbell interrupted her, and she glanced at her phone before remembering that Clara had promised to bring additional correspond







