The study was dimly lit and Krithi sat behind the massive desk, she closed the final ledger with a heavy thud… It took them five hours to go through everything and they even had dinner inside the study. She leaned back and let out a long sigh, rubbing her temples. It was worse than she thought… Viyan had been bleeding the property dry. Crores of money had vanished into untraceable accounts over the last few months, with no explanations or receipts.

Ashok, meanwhile, was pacing the room, his eyes scanning the bookshelves and the family photos on the walls. He stopped in front of a shelf and turned toward her.