Ryan left his father’s house feeling a mixture of frustration and unease. He had gone there hoping to get answers, maybe even a confession, but instead, Thomas had played his usual games—denying everything with that same smug arrogance that always made Ryan’s blood boil.

Still, his gut told him his father was involved.

And if Thomas really was behind the plot to remove Serena from her own company, then Ryan wasn’t just going to stand by and let it happen.

His grip tightened on the ...