Veiled Secrets

***Milena***

“What do you mean?”

I heard Rafael whispering to Alessio and Diego at the foot of the stairs as I stepped down, the agitated expressions on their faces suggesting that something was wrong.

I quietly halted on the steps, listening carefully.

“How could the slush fund just disappear from the shell company account?” Rafael said in a hushed voice, his face hardened in confusion and shock