Chapter 62:The Clues in the Shadows

Michael sat in the dimly lit office, his eyes glued to the screen of Rachel’s computer. The room was silent except for the faint hum of the computer and the occasional rustling of papers as he sifted through the documents Rachel had been compiling. She had been digging into Eleanor's connections to the Hastings family, and while Michael couldn’t quite place what Rachel was onto, two names kept popping up—Anne and Joseph. Anne and Joseph. The names seemed innocuous enough, but there was something about their repeated appearance that unsettled him. He knew Anne had been Joseph’s first wife before he married Eleanor. More importantly, he knew that Anne and Eleanor were twin sisters, a fact that had always intrigued him. The story of Anne’s tragic death had been a staple of Hastings family history—a tale recounted in hushed tones at family gatherings. According to the official version, Anne had tripped and fallen down the grand staircase in the Hastings mansion, leading to her untimely d