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smile played at the corner of his lips. “You don’t believe me now,” he said, “but you will see. I’ll be your best asset in this game.”
     
                  “It’s not a game,” I murmured, my cheeks flushing against my will. “My family was murdered.”
     
                  Liam raised a brow. “Will there be a winner and a loser?” he asked.
     
                  I didn’t answer.
     
                  He nodded, satisfied. “Then it’s a game. And we’re going to win.”
     
                  He let go of the chair and I turned around towards the desk.
     
                  Breathing out, I opened the first chart. Maybe I would win by gaining my revenge. But who would be losing their soul at the end?
     
                  “Before my dad was killed,” I said, trying to refocus on the matter at hand, “he had been a part of an alliance with three of the biggest mining and mineral companies. They were pushing for a government contract that would hire this alliance. If anyone has the most to gain from my dad dying, it would be these three men.”
     
                  I pulled the first file closer to me. “Ron Lawson of RL Co. He owns the second biggest mining company, next to my father. He has been extremely vocal in how this alliance was formed. He made it a stipulation for each of us to stake 25% of our companies within the alliance’s bonds. He said it was to make sure that all of us were evenly contributing.”
     
                  Liam looked over the paperwork. “But you don’t think that was the reason why?” he asked.
     
                  I shook my head. “25% means a lot. That means each member gets access to 25% of our resources and assets. Ron has always been gunning to be number one and has resented my dad getting so many higher level contracts because of his place as the number one mining and minerals company. Plus, he also made another stipulation.”
     
                  “What’s that?”
     
                  “That if for whatever reason, we fail to continually support the alliance with our 25%, we immediately forfeit our place in the alliance. And, we could be subject to breach of contract.” I pulled out some of the copies of the original alliance contract. “Lawson is ruthless. I wouldn’t be surprised if he still sued Madewell Ltd for breach even though the CEO was murdered.”
     
                  Liam quickly read through the papers. Nodding, he jerked his chin towards the second file. “Who’re the others?” he asked, completely focused.
     
                  I pulled the next file up. “Harrison Dell of Dell Drilling. He was probably the closest to my dad. They even shared a contract once. He was in favor of the alliance and did nothing to hinder it. He was a little hesitant about the 25% stake until my dad agreed to it. Then he put it up and joined.” Pushing the files towards Liam, I said, “I feel he’s probably the least suspect.”
     
                  Liam rifled through the pages. “Everyone is suspect here. Murdering an entire family, including stepchildren is quite the move. No one is above suspicion.”
     
                  I glanced at him through my lashes. I guess he really did mean to help.
     
                  “And the third?” he asked.
     
                  “T.J. Mackson of Mack & Sons Ltd. He is the shakiest member of the alliance. He is 82 years old and still running the company. He really wanted to pass it on to one of his sons but none of his three sons or five grandsons have shown even a remote interest in the business. He was very reluctant to join the alliance since he’s the smallest company and also the weakest. Their growth has been stagnant for the last eight quarters. I’m not sure what he’d have to gain by having Madewell Ltd