Chapter 20 - A Mysterious Black Envelope Arrives At Midnight Gate
Late on a quiet Friday midnight, the estate’s automated security chime echoed softly through the master study.
Evan walked down the long driveway toward the main iron gates under the pale glow of the security floodlights.
There was no vehicle or person in sight along the dark country road bordering the sprawling property perimeter.
Resting on the stone pillar was a plain black envelope sealed with an unfamiliar crimson wax stamp.
There was no return address or postal mark, only a chilling symbol carved directly into the hardened red wax.
He picked it up with a gloved hand, unlocked the pedestrian gate, and sliced open the seal with his pocket knife.
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Inside lay a single photograph of Evan walking in the garden with Sophie earlier that afternoon, alongside a handwritten note:
“You clipped our scout, Evan... but the true owners of your empire are finally coming to collect.”
