Chapter 6 - Richard Orders A Nationwide Hunt For His Granddaughter
The private jet tore through the dark, cloud-strewn night sky along the northeastern seaboard toward Portland, Maine.
Inside the cabin, Richard reviewed every classified document his investigator had compiled over the past forty-eight hours.
There were school enrollment forms, local grocery receipts, and candid snapshots of a little girl laughing on a sandy beach.
Her name was officially registered as Lily Hartwell-Vale, bearing a dual surname that neither family had publicly acknowledged.
“She loves painting, collects smooth ocean stones, and reads adventure books before bedtime,” Richard read aloud, a rare smile touching his lips.
“Mr. Hartwell, local informants report that Adrian Vale’s private security jets just filed flight plans for the same regional airport,” his lawyer warned.
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“Then we are in a race against time, and I have no intention of losing to Adrian twice in one lifetime,” Richard declared firmly.
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