Chapter 67 A Hidden Agenda.

The house was unusually quiet that morning. Kai had just left for his physical therapy session, determined as ever to regain full use of his legs. The progress he’d made was nothing short of miraculous, and while he still had a way to go, I could see the determination burning in his eyes. But as much as I was focused on Kai’s recovery, something else had been gnawing at me for days—something involving Lily. Over the past few weeks, I’d noticed subtle changes in our daughter. She was more introspective, often retreating to her room for hours at a time, claiming to be working on school projects. At first, I thought it was just the normal behavior of a teenager trying to navigate the complex waters of adolescence. But then I began to see patterns—late-night sessions on her laptop, hushed conversations with friends that stopped abruptly when I entered the room, and a curious interest in current affairs, particularly those related to Marcus and his business ventures. Lily had always been