Chapter 8 - A Knock On The Private Study
By 3:00 AM, the Manhattan estate had returned to a profound, undisturbed stillness beneath the autumn sky.
Dominic sat behind the massive mahogany desk in his private study, reviewing the final asset reallocation spreadsheets.
A soft, hesitant knock echoed against the heavy oak study door before it opened a fraction of an inch.
Marcus stepped into the room, holding a small encrypted flash drive encased in brushed titanium metal.
“Mr. Sterling, we decrypted the secondary partition found inside Evelyn’s wall safe hardware,” Marcus reported quietly.
“What else did she manage to hide from my internal security audits?” Dominic asked, rubbing his tired eyes.
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“It’s not about finance, sir; it’s about Leo’s biological lineage and the hospital records from his birth,” Marcus said carefully.
Dominic froze, his pen hovering motionlessly over the leather blotter as cold dread pooled in his stomach.
