Chapter 107: Thomas Tells His Side

Thomas admits helping Adrian preserve access to family entities and moving Evelyn's leverage archive. He says Adrian threatened his daughter Melissa using evidence from the behavioral research project. Thomas also admits warning Adrian that Freya's father David was investigating contractor fraud, though he insists he never knew of a plan to harm Freya's parents. He claims Adrian ordered Evelyn's archive destroyed three years earlier, but Thomas secretly scanned part of it into an encrypted dead-man account that will alert Adrian if opened.

The discussion stayed careful rather than dramatic. By this point, every person around the case had learned that a convincing theory was not the same thing as proof. They compared dates, preserved records, and avoided telling outsiders more than necessary, knowing Adrian had survived for years by exploiting emotional reactions and incomplete information.

Thomas does not ask forgiveness. He says every compromise made the next one easier until he could no longer tell himself he was only protecting Melissa.

The discussion stayed careful rather than dramatic. By this point, every person around the case had learned that a convincing theory was not the same thing as proof. They compared dates, preserved records, and avoided telling outsiders more than necessary, knowing Adrian had survived for years by exploiting emotional reactions and incomplete information.

Freya asks why he warned Adrian about David. Thomas admits Adrian already suspected a leak and Thomas hoped giving him David's name would prevent broader retaliation. The decision may instead have placed David directly in danger.

The discussion stayed careful rather than dramatic. By this point, every person around the case had learned that a convincing theory was not the same thing as proof. They compared dates, preserved records, and avoided telling outsiders more than necessary, knowing Adrian had survived for years by exploiting emotional reactions and incomplete information.

Louis is furious that Thomas used uncertainty as an excuse for silence after the accident. Thomas accepts that he chose his daughter and himself over the truth.

The discussion stayed careful rather than dramatic. By this point, every person around the case had learned that a convincing theory was not the same thing as proof. They compared dates, preserved records, and avoided telling outsiders more than necessary, knowing Adrian had survived for years by exploiting emotional reactions and incomplete information.

The encrypted archive becomes his final bargaining chip. He explains the dead-man notification was designed by Adrian's security people to detect unauthorized access.

The discussion stayed careful rather than dramatic. By this point, every person around the case had learned that a convincing theory was not the same thing as proof. They compared dates, preserved records, and avoided telling outsiders more than necessary, knowing Adrian had survived for years by exploiting emotional reactions and incomplete information.

Louis refuses to open it until everyone vulnerable is protected. Thomas seems surprised by the restraint, perhaps because Adrian has always counted on Louis reacting immediately when family is threatened.

Freya also kept the original novel in mind, but she no longer treated it as prophecy. It was useful only as a record of what had once happened when everyone followed the pressures placed around them. The current timeline belonged to their choices now, and that difference continued to frustrate whoever had designed the old ending.

Freya also kept the original novel in mind, but she no longer treated it as prophecy. It was useful only as a record of what had once happened when everyone followed the pressures placed around them. The current timeline belonged to their choices now, and that difference continued to frustrate whoever had designed the old ending.