Chapter 49

Travis dragged Aidan into his office as soon as they were done at the construction site - after pouring him a cup of coffee, the former asked his friend in a serious voice, “Aidan, tell me the truth - were you behind Bryan’s death?” Aidan frowned, “What do you mean? Didn’t you hear what Robert said? His death was an accident…” he paused for a moment when he realized what Travis was implying, “Wait a minute - are you trying to say that there’s something strange about the way that Bryan had died?” “Yes, that’s what I’m suggesting,” Travis frowned, “The way that Bryan’s skull was dented...it didn’t seem to have been caused by a falling object. It looked...it looked more like it was caused by blunt force trauma...a blunt instrument to the back of the head…” Aidan was silent for a long while as he absorbed this information. Travis pondered for a moment before he suggested, “Do you think that the loan sharks might’ve been behind this? Are they the kind to kill those who are unable to pay off