Chapter 21 - A Mysterious Envelope Arrives From An Unknown Sender
Late one quiet Friday evening, while autumn leaves drifted silently across the rain-slicked driveway of the estate, Lorenzo entered my study holding a heavy black envelope. There was no postal mark or return address, only a red wax seal bearing an unfamiliar family crest.
I broke the wax seal with a silver letter opener, pulling out a thick sheaf of parchment and an old silver pocket watch. Inside lay a handwritten letter written in dark, elegant calligraphy that made my eyes narrow in deep concentration:
May you like
“Mr. Moretti, you dismantled Dante Marcone for mistreating a child, but you never knew who sent Evelyn Crane to your kitchen ten years ago...”
I slowly raised my eyes toward the dark window as Lorenzo pulled his weapon, hearing the soft hum of an unidentified convoy stopping outside the estate gates...
