was a jagged shard of glass in Celestine's mind, something she couldn't pull away from. The more she tried to understand, the less she underst

is tone heavy. "There are forces at play that you don't understand, Celestine. They're not just

She had always thought of her father as a businessman, a man of integrity

's part of a syndicate. Your father didn't just build his empire with hard wor

to speak, but the words tangled up in her th

't just make his money from business deals. He's been involved in illegal activities, da

e had trusted, the one she had loved, was suddenly a house of cards. And the worst part? She didn't kno