294 Not much older

In reality, Mira and Valerie aren't the only heirs to the Consortium's throne. They are also the heirs of Sylvester Ash's immense wealth. 

Sylvester Ash also had a son. When the Kamiyama family looked into it, they found that Adrian and Maddox should be around the same age. After looking deeper into the matter, they figured out that Adrian and Maddox were the same people.

The Nagasaki family is currently managing Sylvester Ash's companies and other properties. The previous heir was Christopher Ash when it should have been both Adrian and Christopher. 

Adrian's mother had supposedly killed herself after killing Sylvester Ash. 

"Imamura was able to trace Valerie's biological mother." Kiyohira tells Yuta, "But she's already dead. She died in an accident. I think that Maddox got rid of her. It's easy to hack the cameras on the streets.

Yuta gives him a nod, listening carefully.