Chapter 30 - The Unopened Box

Late that evening, after the party guests had all left, Ethan found a small wooden box wrapped in blue ribbon on the porch.
The box carried no shipping label or stamp, only a gold tag addressed directly to Ethan.
Inside lay an old brass key and a handwritten letter written on expensive silk paper.
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"Clara and Vanessa were just low-level puppets, Ethan... the real master of your empire is waiting in Zurich," the letter read.
Ethan's phone vibrated instantly with an international text containing a photo of the key's matching lockbox.