Chapter 21 - A Mysterious Envelope Left Behind On The Front Step
Late on a quiet Friday midnight, the automated security chime on the front gate of their new suburban home echoed softly.
Hannah walked down the cobblestone driveway under the pale glow of the porch lights to inspect the perimeter.
There was no delivery truck or visitor in sight along the dark, quiet residential street bordering the property.
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.
Hannah picked it up with a gloved hand, unlocked the gate, and sliced open the seal with her house key.
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Inside lay a single photograph of Milo playing outside his new kindergarten playground earlier that afternoon, alongside a handwritten note:
“You recovered the Sterling fortune and saved your aunt, Hannah... but your father’s estate had one final secret debt that was never settled. We are coming for your little boy next.”
