Chapter 4 - A Brother Returning From Long Lost Shadows
Ethan’s mind reeled as the name echoed in his ears, shattering every assumption he had made about his family's past.
Julian was Ethan’s older brother, a brilliant but ruthless man who had allegedly died in a offshore boating explosion six years prior.
"Julian is dead, Jessica! His boat burned to the waterline off the coast of Martha's Vineyard!" Ethan spat out, his voice shaking with disbelief.
"His death was staged, Ethan! He’s been living in Switzerland under a fake passport for six full years!" Jessica confessed frantically.
She reached into her designer handbag, pulling out a crumpled hotel receipt from a luxury boutique hotel located in downtown Boston.
The receipt was dated that exact morning and bore the name of a private corporate holding company Julian had created before his disappearance.
"He came back for the family trust, Ethan! He threatened to kill my children if I didn't help him get Arthur's biometric key!" Jessica wept.
Ethan grabbed the paper, his heart hammering against his chest like a sledgehammer as the pieces of the puzzle began to align.
The missing camera, the removed evidence, and Arthur's dying warning all pointed directly toward a ghost returning to reclaim his empire.
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Ethan pulled out his smartphone, immediately dialing the head of his private security team to initiate a city-wide manhunt.
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