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As far as I knew, my father had never worked for Mercer Corporation, so why did he have this contract?

I examined the document again. It was related to new energy development-a sector that was now one of Mercer Corporation's most successful and profitable operations.

Technically, the contract should have belonged to Mercer Corporation, but Ethan's signature wasn't on it. That was strange, considering his deep involvement in such projects.

Setting the contract aside, I picked up my father's notebook and began flipping through it.

The pages were filled with work plans and symbols I couldn't decipher. Near the end, I found a short note written on the last page:

"Let's hope the contract signing goes well.

After that, there was nothing else.

have been written shortly before

remembered what my dad had told me the night before the

playground after tomorrow."

had hugged him excitedly

it all made sense. If he had signed this contract with Alpha Corporation ten years ago, he might have been on the verge of achieving something grand-perhaps

those dreams had been shattered

Was my father's car accident truly an accident? Could it have been connected to the

down my spine as chaotic thoughts flooded my mind, leaving

room.

resolved to investigate the matter myself. And I would start with Alfred

going to be easy. Alfred had retired years ago due to bladder cancer and had passed the company to his son. I remembered overhearing

he was likely recuperating in some health and wellness center. Since Ethan visited him regularly, I could use

Ben Glover, had been with him for over a decade. Ben was loyal and discreet-qualities that made him trustworthy to Ethan but a difficult source to

to be

some research, I narrowed down the possible

Ben's help, I couldn't determine which one Alfred was