When Lucas got home, he went straight to his room. His deadline was a day ahead, and the following day was his day to give Ryan the signed document. He had made a few copies of the copy just to be on the safer side. He looked at the signed documents and shook his head. He knew he had failed his father and Abby, but that was the only way to save both of them. He knew his father was clean but wasn’t sure about the kind of deals he made at his place of work, and therefore, he couldn’t risk his father’s position and companies on assumptions and the fact that he could ask his father about his business because it would raise suspicion. He folded the document, put it in the brown envelope, and put it in his bag. He changed into something comfortable and went to the living room. His father calle

