Chapter 862

Madeleine stared at the screen, her eyes fixed on the file about the Hale family, lost in thought. Beckett had just hung up the phone, but his fingers hovered over the mouse, not in any rush to open the file. "You want me to take a break?" Madeleine asked, noticing his hesitation. "I think you should sit for a bit," Beckett suggested softly. She shook her head. "No. I want to know what's going on with the Hale family. I trust my mom. I trust Lucas. They wouldn't get into anything illegal." But the rumors outside, especially in the business world, said otherwise. Everyone was gossiping that the Hale family's success wasn't clean—that everything was just part of some big scheme. This file might finally hold the key to clearing their names, and Madeleine needed to see it. Beckett clicked it open. Nothing. The file was completely empty. She stared, shocked. "It's… blank?" Which meant—nothing on the Hale family. Not a single piece of dirt. They were clean. She reached for her chest, heart r