The question prompted the air around the burly man's figure to halt, his sterling grey eyes were downcast following the thought that crossed his mind.
It wasn't that he didn't anticipate it, and though he himself had always had this speculation about the said affair that people believed was the cause of Samuel's death... Lucas didn't want to entertain the idea he thought was most likely true.
He might have been in denial, or best yet, blinded by the remaining bits of feelings he still had left for Claire. However, even if he didn't defend Claire in this, the fact remained that not a trace was left from that case that had long been buried.
"The internal investigation didn't find any evidence that suggested Shawn Morrison was responsible for Mr. Samuel's death. That's why the case was immediately closed." Lucas replied, slightly deflecting from Ryley's question.
