Chapter Four: No One Behind the Door

If Chenzhou signed, he could decide whether Gu Yan's father remained chairman. He could strip the family that had rejected him of everything overnight. “Are the gifts to your liking?” Bai Yi asked. “They aren't gifts.” Chenzhou turned to the last page. Beneath the acceptance clause, tiny print authorized the Night Council to seal permanently every record concerning the benefit's source. Zhou Ye's house came from a secret account holding compensation for his father's death. Tang Li's shares required her to acknowledge that her brother had died of natural illness. If Wanqing took the drive, she agreed that the fire would never be disclosed. Every benefit was a gag wrapped around the truth.