Evelyn Protected a Terrified Girl and Exposed Julian’s Hidden Files—Then Lily Revealed One Final Secret About Grandma That Left Everyone Frozen in Fear
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Chapter 19 - A Quiet Evening Shattered By Threatening Phone Call
The secure landline phone on the mahogany desk rang out with a sharp, piercing ring that broke the silence.
Evelyn walked over slowly, picking up the receiver with a steady hand and a cold, unyielding voice.
“Speak,” she commanded into the mouthpiece.
There was no sound on the other end for several long seconds, save for the heavy static of an encrypted satellite relay.
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Then a low, synthesized digital voice whispered through the speaker: “You broke our local pawns, Evelyn, but the board belongs to us.”
“If you want a war, come to my mountain door and see what happens to your pieces,” Evelyn replied fearlessly.
