Chapter 26 - THE SECRET OF THE CABINET
Sierra felt her heart skip a beat as she reread the opening lines of the letter with growing anxiety.
"That display cabinet was built in 1890 to house the primary ledger of the Sovereign European Banking Consortium," the letter explained.
"When Julian pushed your daughter, he was attempting to break the glass seal to retrieve an encrypted microfilm hidden inside the wood frame," it revealed.
"The microfilm fell into your daughter's pale purple dress pocket during the commotion, and our clients want it returned immediately," the writer warned.
Sierra stood up instantly, rushing to the closet where she had preserved the pale purple dress Lily wore on that fateful night.
She reached into the small side pocket of the dress, her fingers brushing against a tiny, hard rectangular object wrapped in plastic.
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Sierra pulled out a miniature microchip drive no larger than a postage stamp, glistening under the desk lamp.
Her phone began to ring on the desk, displaying an private caller ID from an unknown European network.
