Chapter 27. Family Secrets Uncovered

“Why does dad need a fake name?” asked Lisa, puzzled by everything.

“Maybe he’s hiding from the hitmen who he owes money to,” said Laurence with a shrug. “If he’s made a passport, he might have left the country. “Lisa’s eyes widened. Was she safe from her dad then? Would her life be normal?

“Let’s search for more stuff. You never know what we might uncover,” said Laurence, walking to the huge wooden wall cabinet. There were finance related books and journals and law books. There were photo albums of their childhood too. Laurence eagerly picked up the oldest album. Flicking through the pages, he realized it was their parents’ wedding album. Another was a family album of their dad. It seemed from the captions that their dad had two brothers, Joe Lennard and Steve Lennard. Joe Lennard had five sons with his wife Laura, while Steve Lennard had three daughters and a son with his wife, Beth. All their names were scribbled below their pictures.

“How come we never met dad’s