Chapter 8
Chloe knelt down to the little girl's eye level, taking the cold metal key from her small palm with trembling, careful fingers.
"Where did you find this, Lily?" Chloe asked softly, keeping her voice steady so as not to alarm the child further.
"In the bottom drawer where the scary papers are... the ones with Mommy's signature crossed out in red ink," Lily replied matter-of-factly.
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The revelation sent a chilling jolt through Chloe's spine, confirming that Lily's mother hadn't abandoned them as the staff whispered.
She inserted the brass key into the manual override slot beneath the biometric pad, holding her breath as an internal spring clicked.
