“I suddenly thought of something,” Silas piqued up.
Shane looked at him curiously and asked, “What is it?”
“Seven years ago, I happened to see Sean and Mr. Thompson engaged in a conversation. I had been at the Thompson residence to retrieve some papers for you, and I stumbled upon them in the garden. Sean had been questioning Mr. Thompson about the whereabouts of a share transfer agreement.”
Running his hands through his hair in frustration, Silas continued, “I wonder if the agreement Sean mentioned was related to Wells Properties.”
“I heard Mr. Thompson raging at Sean, saying something about Sean’s family being indebted to your parents and his audacity in claiming the shares. I didn’t think much of it back then. In retrospect, there were so many clues in their exchange.” Silas sighed.
Mr. Thompson must have been referring to Sam’s murder of Mr. Shane’s parents when he mentioned the debt by Sean’s family. If only David had been less ambiguous with his words. Someone might have connected the dots sooner, and Mr. Shane could have discovered the culprit behind his parent’s murder much sooner.
Shane was immersed in a thoughtful silence.
Silas asked, “Mr. Shane, what are you going to do with the share transfer agreement?”
“Let’s leave it for now.”
Silas blinked in surprise. “Aren’t you going to tear it? What if Sean gets his hands on this in the future?”
“My mom meant to give him these shares. If he gets it, he gets it,” came Shane’s reply.
“You’re going to let him take over Wells Properties?” Silas was dumbfounded.
“It’s just a company.” Shane continued thoughtfully, “I’m more interested in my mother’s reasons for giving Wells Properties to Sean than the actual ownership itself.”
Only Sean knows why. Something might have happened between my mother and Sean that led to her decision. No matter what happened, I have to get to the bottom of this.
Unsuccessful in his attempts to persuade Shane to destroy the share transfer agreement, Silas left with Sam’s criminal evidence in hand.
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