Chapter 175: Unraveling Threads

Michael sat at his desk, his fingers drumming rhythmically against the polished wood. The room was dimly lit, a single desk lamp casting a soft glow that barely reached the corners. The documents and files strewn about his desk were testament to the chaotic thoughts running through his mind. He leaned back in his chair, staring at the ceiling, his mind racing to piece together the tangled web of events. “Kimberly isn’t who she appears to be.” His mother’s and Marcus’s words echoed in his mind. The revelation that Kimberly was not a true Caddel, but someone with a hidden past orchestrated by his mother, had turned his world upside down. Yet, it wasn’t just Kimberly’s identity that troubled him. It was the growing realization that Marcus, the man who always seemed to be at the periphery of their family’s affairs, was far more involved than he had ever suspected. Marcus’s sudden possession of the documents revealing Kimberly’s identity was no coincidence and going as far as knowing her