After a long silence, Sam said, "Maybe, none of them lied. The one who lied… is Alex."

Gale was startled. "Alex?"

"If I guessed correctly, Alex found Shawn and asked him to give half of the shares to Zach to support his half-brother. However, Shawn is not willing. Alex understands this son's character and knows this matter needs to be negotiated slowly, and it won't work out in a while."

"So Alex planned to approach Shawn first, express his ideas, and then discuss them. Who knew, that night,