Chapter 31 - THE CALL FROM NEWARK
At two o'clock on a stormy September morning, heavy rain lashed against the high glass windows of the Westchester estate.
Thunder crashed loudly overhead, shaking the framed US flag hanging in the grand living room corridor downstairs.
Inside his private study, Thomas woke up suddenly from a deep sleep as his black smartphone vibrated violently on his desk.
The caller ID displayed an emergency notification from Newark Liberty International Airport Security in New Jersey.
Thomas answered the call, bringing the phone to his ear with an immediate sense of rising alertness.
"Mr. Montgomery, this is Port Authority Security at Terminal B," a stern officer announced over the line.
"We just intercepted a woman attempting to enter the country using a forged diplomatic passport," the officer reported.
"She claims she is your biological sister, and she's carrying a sealed envelope addressed to Clara..."
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Thomas stood up slowly, his dark eyes narrowing into slits of pure ice as thunder roared outside the window.
Directly outside his study window on the wet balcony, a dark shadow stepped forward from the pouring rain, holding an identical black hose wrapped around a brass key.
