Could this be the same crash that killed my parents?

So Ashton's dad... he was bought off?!

My insides were churning, but I kept it together. I looked at Cecilia, fighting to keep my voice steady. "Who'd you hear this from? Any actual evidence?"

She didn't pick up on my tension, just shook her head. "It's just rumors. Nobody close to him dares say it out loud. If Alfred caught wind of someone talking, they'd disappear real quick."

"Could ...