Ryan stood outside the church, grief pressing down like a weight. His father’s funeral was about to begin, but something felt off. Bella, his loyal dog, barked frantically from the car—her instincts sharper than any human’s. When she broke free and leapt onto the coffin, Ryan’s unease turned into alarm. He opened the casket. It was empty.
Shock rippled through the mourners. Ryan’s mother collapsed. The funeral director stammered, clueless. Ryan, driven by instinct and love, began his own investigation. The coroner had mysteriously resigned. His father’s file had vanished. And the company Arnold once led was drowning in debt.
Ryan’s search led him to Miss Pearson, his father’s secretary—now revealed to be his lover and the sole beneficiary of a $7 million life insurance policy. She vanished just as Ryan uncovered the truth. But clues remained: missing figurines from Arnold’s office, a collector demanding $750,000 for the final piece, and a trail that hinted Arnold might still be alive.
Ryan sold his shares to buy the figurine, believing it would lead him to his father. The story ends not with closure, but with a son’s relentless pursuit of truth, guided by loyalty, intuition, and the bark of a dog who refused to let secrets stay buried.
