Chapter 18 - A Mysterious Courier Delivers A Threatening Package Outside
Three days after returning home, as quiet autumn rain pattered against the library windows, a delivery van arrived.
The private courier handed a heavy black box bearing no return address to Marcus at the main security checkpoint.
Marcus inspected it thoroughly with a portable X-ray scanner before carrying the package into my private study.
“No explosives, Mrs. Mercer, but the inner envelope seal matches the Zurich syndicate insignia we found on Vanessa’s laptop,” Marcus warned.
I put down my reading glasses, gesturing for him to place the ominous black box on the mahogany desk.
I used a silver letter opener to crack the crimson wax seal, sliding off the heavy lid to reveal a brass key and a note.
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The typewritten note read: “Your daughter was a low-level asset. The international syndicate will collect what Vanessa promised.”
My jaw tightened as a chill ran down my spine, realizing my battle against corporate corruption was far from finished.
