My Husband Is An International Idol

The emergency meeting ended. One by one, people left the conference room.

Robin reminded everyone to pack quietly and left. Soon, only four people remained.

Matthew St. Claire, Victor Reyes, Sarah Clifford, and Amanda St. Claire.

Matthew’s expression had become serious. Not the expression of a chairman nor the expression of Chris’s father.

It was an expression of a man carrying something for a very long time.

Matthew looked toward Amanda. His wife nodded as if encouraging him.

Then he spoke. "I think it’s time you knew everything."

Victor frowned. "Everything about what?"

Matthew leaned back in his chair. "Before anything else... you already heard earlier that Chris and Liliana have been married for five years."

Victor nodded slightly.

Matthew continued. "It’s the only reason you agreed to work with me, isn’t it?"

Victor didn’t answer immediately. Because that was a fact. He had taken this assignment because of Chris and the unanswered questions surrounding him.

Originally, this was just another investigation. Something he would report back to his editor. Another scope. Another story.

But now, Victor was hesitating. Ever since he started working with Matthew St. Claire, he felt like this was no longer just a story.

Matthew continued. "Edward Sterling."

Victor exchanged a glance with Sarah. But they didn’t say a word. Neither interrupted.

Matthew sighed before speaking again. "The debt I owe him."

Victor immediately became confused. Because that wasn’t part of the investigation at all.

Matthew folded his hands. "Most people think St. Claire Entertainment was built by me."

A pause.

"That’s only half true."

Victor listened carefully.

Twenty years ago, Matthew St. Claire had been younger. No power, no influence.

St. Claire Entertainment existed but barely surviving. The company had been struggling. The investors were pulling out. Their projects were failing. And their future looked uncertain.

Then Edward Sterling stepped in. Not because he had to, but he wanted to.

Matthew smiled faintly. "Edward believed in me before anyone else did."

Another pause.

"He invested when nobody else would."

Sarah remained silent, listening.

Matthew continued. "He saved the company."

Victor blinked. "What?"

Matthew nodded. "If Edward hadn’t stepped in..."

A small laugh escaped him.

"There wouldn’t be a St. Claire Entertainment."

Silence.

The realization settled heavily. The company, Pulse, the success, the empire. All of it existed because of Edward Sterling.

Victor suddenly understood something. "You’ve been helping the Sterlings because of that debt?"

Matthew smiled sadly. "Partly."

A pause.

"They’re also family."

The answer felt honest. Because it was.

Victor looked down, processing.

Then another question appeared.

"If that’s true..." He frowned. "Why tell me now? This wasn’t our deal."

The room became quiet again. Because that was an important question. Victor’s original assignment had been simple.

Find the person sending the envelopes. In exchange, Matthew St. Claire would tell him everything.

Instead, weeks had passed. And they still had no answer.

No suspect. No identity. No breakthrough.

Victor hated that.

Matthew stood. Then walked toward the massive window overlooking the city.

For several moments, he remained silent.

Then he finally spoke.

"Because I want you to investigate something else."

Victor immediately became suspicious. "What?"

Matthew turned around. His expression had changed. His face looked cold, serious and determined.

"The deaths of Edward and Vanessa Sterling."

The room froze. Victor and Sarah stared at Matthew, waiting for further explanation.

Amanda lowered her gaze. Because she already knew that Matthew had carried this suspicion for twenty years.

Victor slowly sat up. "The accident?"

Matthew nodded. "The accident."

Victor frowned. "It happened twenty years ago."

"I know."

"The investigation was closed."

Matthew nodded. Victor continued.

"There wasn’t any evidence."

Matthew smiled. A humorless smile.

"I know."

Then he said the words that changed everything.

"I never believed it was an accident."

Complete silence.

Sarah’s eyes narrowed.

Matthew walked back toward the table. "The timing never made sense."

Victor listened.

"The company was thriving. The Sterlings were powerful. The family had no known enemies."

Another pause.

"Then Edward and Vanessa die."

The room remained silent.

Matthew continued. "Within months, Sterling Corporation starts collapsing."

Another pause.

"Theid investors disappeared. The Board members suddenly resigned. Most of the contracts vanished."

The chairman’s voice became colder. "The people abandoned them too quickly."

Sarah slowly nodded because she knew exactly what he meant.

A company that large and powerful didn’t usually collapse overnight.

Unless something pushed them.

Victor rubbed his chin, thinking.

"You believe someone benefited from their deaths."

Matthew nodded immediately. "Yes."

"And you think the company’s collapse is connected."

"Yes."

Sarah finally spoke. "Why wait twenty years?"

Matthew looked tired. "Because I couldn’t prove anything."

A pause.

"I was afraid. The company was improving and gaining attention. I had to protect it. I have a wife and a child. If my suspicion was correct, my family could be in danger. Their safety was my priority. My life continued, but my suspicion never disappeared. Not even once."

Matthew looked toward the photographs on the table, the envelopes and the threats.

Then his eyes hardened.

"Now someone is targeting Edward’s daughter. I don’t think I can stay quiet anymore."

The old questions felt important again.

Sarah slowly picked up a notebook then opened it. The familiar expression appeared. The one she wore whenever a mystery finally became interesting.

"What do you want us to find?"

Matthew’s answer came instantly. "The truth."

"Then is there any clue you can give us that made you think it wasn’t an accident?"

Matthew frowned, thinking. And then nodded.

Victor and Sarah wrote everything Matthew told them. When it was done, the two silently stared at the written notes.

"This case should be reopened." Victor commented.

Sarah nodded in agreement.

"It should. But let’s do this discretely and slowly. I don’t want anyone to know about this. If my suspicion is correct, I think exposing it now may take us away from the truth."

Twenty years ago, Edward and Vanessa Sterling died in what everyone called an accident.

For the first time, someone was finally going to investigate whether that was a lie.

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