THE NEIGHBOR THEY WARNED HIM ABOUT WAS ACTUALLY HIS GRANDFATHER — AND THE ATTIC BOX REVEALED THE SECRET THAT SHATTERED HIS FAMILY

at Santiago with the cold patience of a man who had spent years expecting this confrontation.

“What did he tell you?” Richard asked.

“Enough.”

Richard let out a bitter laugh.

“That old man was a liar. He poisoned everything he touched.”

Without responding, Santiago opened the trunk and scattered its contents across the coffee table.

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