Chapter 8 - The Secret Safe Discovery
Seeking answers about how Eleanor had managed to isolate him from his children, David entered her private office upstairs.
The room smelled of expensive French perfume and cedarwood, featuring a massive mahogany desk facing the garden window.
Remembering Eleanor's frequent calls to her brother, Marcus, David inspected the wall behind a large oil painting of the estate.
Hidden behind the canvas was an electronic biometric wall safe embedded securely into the concrete brickwork.
David pressed his thumb against the scanner, but the red light flashed angrily, indicating access was restricted.
He grabbed a small silver letter opener, prying open the decorative wooden paneling beneath the safe to inspect the wiring.
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Tucked behind the circuits was a handwritten password slip containing a series of numbers corresponding to their wedding anniversary.
David punched the six digits into the keypad, and the heavy steel door swung open with a soft hydraulic hiss.
