Chapter 7 - Adrian Discovers The Hidden Blueprint Of The Estate Basement
Midnight had fallen over Connecticut by the time Adrian returned to Vale House with a heavy flashlight. He bypassed the main staircase, heading straight down the narrow stone steps leading into the forgotten cellar.
The air in the basement was damp, smelling of old concrete, dust, and decades of forgotten paper files. Using a brass key he found in his father’s old desk, Adrian unlocked a heavy wooden door marked with a faded warning label.
Inside was a cramped utility room lined with metal shelving units filled with yellowed architectural blueprints. He unrolled a massive schematic drawing labeled Vale Estate Expansion – Phase Three (Confidential).
According to the blueprint, there was an entire subterranean wing built beneath the eastern foundation that did not appear on public tax maps. A hidden corridor connected the main wine cellar directly to a soundproof vault located beneath the garden terrace.
Adrian traced the blueprint lines with his finger, his breath catching in his throat as he noticed a handwritten note. The note was penned in his father’s erratic handwriting: “If you are reading this, the vault has already been compromised.”
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Suddenly, a soft creak echoed from the top of the cellar stairs, breaking the absolute silence of the underground room. Adrian extinguished his flashlight instantly, plunging himself into total, suffocating darkness behind a towering shelf.
Footsteps padded lightly across the concrete floor, stopping just a few feet away from where he stood holding his breath. A soft, familiar voice hummed a quiet melody in the dark—a melody only one person in the house ever sang.
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