The leader of the men stared at Leo for a long second. He looked like he wanted to hit him. Then he pulled out his phone and made a call.“Boss, there is a man here who wants to speak to you,” he said. “He is one of the family members.”He put the phone on speaker and held it out.A deep voice came through. “Who is this?”Leo stepped forward. “My name is Leo Vance. I already sent word about the broken art piece. The ten million dollar charge should be canceled.”The men looked at each other. Claire’s mouth fell open. Daniel frowned. Mia just stared.The voice on the phone was quiet for a moment. Then it said, “Yes, sir. The order came from above a few minutes ago. The debt is cleared. Let the man go.”The leader’s face changed completely. He quickly helped David stand up and brushed the dirt off his clothes.“We are sorry for the trouble,” the leader said. He bowed a little toward Leo, then toward the family. “The matter is finished. We will leave now.”The men got back into their car

The Parker house stayed quiet for a long time after Leo left. The papers from Sunridge Company still sat on the table. No one wanted to touch them.Lady Margaret finally spoke. “Call everyone. We need a family meeting tonight.”Claire paced back and forth. “This does not make sense. How can a man who could not even pay for clothes yesterday suddenly get thirty percent from Sunridge?”Daniel’s face was still pale. He kept checking his phone. Every call he made gave him the same answer. The deal was real. The shares were already under Mia’s name. No one at Sunridge would tell him who gave the order.“I will find out,” Daniel said. “Someone high up must have helped him. Maybe he sold something or made a dirty deal.”Mia sat on the sofa with her hands tightly together. She had not said much. Her mind kept replaying Leo’s calm face when he walked in and then walked out again. He had not asked for thanks. He had not even looked happy.She stood up. “I am going to find him.”Claire blocked h