Chapter 9 - Examining The Secret Metallic Key Fob
Once the heavy door was securely bolted and chained, Nathan pulled the metallic decryption drive from his pocket.
He placed it on the worn wooden desk beneath the harsh amber glow of the bedside lamp.
“What is this thing, Nathan? Why did you fake your own death?” Grace asked, her voice trembling with pent-up emotion.
“My business partner, Julian, poisoned me with a synthetic neurotoxin to steal my biotech patents,” Nathan explained grimly.
“He paid the hospital staff and the funeral director to declare me dead before I could transfer the portfolio,” he added.
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Grace stared at him in horror, realizing how close she had come to burying her husband as an actual corpse.
She picked up the metallic key fob, noticing a flashing micro-LED light embedded near the manufacturer logo.
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