Chapter 21 - A Cold Warning Left Behind In The Shadows
Late at night, exactly one year after the wedding incident, the upstate estate lay quiet under a blanket of new snow.
Mark and Chloe slept soundly upstairs, completely unaware of the mysterious movement happening outside their gates.
Down at the outer perimeter entrance, a dark car stopped briefly on the snowy roadside without turning on its headlights.
A gloved hand reached out through the window, placing a small, sealed black envelope onto the intercom post.
Attached to the paper was a polished silver key bearing the exact same mysterious crest found in previous cases.
The car sped away silently into the winter night, leaving tire tracks fresh in the powdery white snow.
The security camera blinked red, recording the mysterious package resting on the cold metal post.
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A synthetic voice whispered softly through the wind as the camera zoomed in on the ominous envelope:
“The twin was just a distraction... the real board of directors is finally coming for everything you own.”
