“Ethan, am I your all-around-nanny?” Garrett continued whining over the phone. “I only get paid for one person’s worth of labor, but I put in twice as much time.”

“You want a raise? Wait, you don’t need money at all. What you really want is a vacation, don’t you?” How could Ethan not tell what Garrett was thinking? He was like an open book.

Garrett raised his eyebrows and said, “Do you realize how long I’ve been working for you without having a proper vacation? Years!”

“Fine. Once you finished the task I assigned to you, I’ll give you some time off.”

“Now we’re talking,” Garrett replied, obviously pleased with what Ethan said. But he had to be honest; the fire incident was really weird.

“I’ll call you once I find out something.”

*******

For starters, Garrett visited the other residents of the building Ethan lived in and asked around about the truck.

didn’t take long until he found some

on the

a coincidence? If the fire broke out during a snowy day, it wouldn’t

Ethan everything he found

once delivered seafood for clients who

anything. The Lesters could argue that he was just a

fire incident to the Lester family.” The case

to lead to the Lester family,

he was thinking. “Elissa has always liked this kind of dirty trick. I have long expected that she would make a

his existence. Ethan had been keeping a low profile through the years, so that Elissa wouldn’t feel threatened and just let him be. However, when he was at

they have found out how you are related to the Larson Group?” Garrett looked dead

Ethan had been through during childhood, he didn’t know

won’t stop here. Sadly, we don’t have any conclusive evidence yet. And even if we do, it will be

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