Chapter 3 - Ethan Reveals The Dark History Of The Estate
Once the heavy oak doors clicked shut, Ethan turned his motorized wheelchair slightly to face the tall U.S. flag by the window.
“This penthouse was built forty years ago by a paranoid tech mogul who vanished without a trace,” Ethan began, his voice flat.
Riley crossed her arms tightly, trying to regain her composure after seeing the chilling apparition on the security monitor.
“Are you trying to tell me your billion-dollar Manhattan apartment is haunted by a ghost?” Riley asked with skepticism.
“I don’t believe in ghosts, Riley; I believe in hidden passages, corporate espionage, and high-tech surveillance,” Ethan replied coolly.
He tapped a sleek silver remote against his knee, causing a section of the oak wall paneling to slide open silently.
Behind the wall was a dark, narrow corridor lined with exposed wiring and secondary closed-circuit camera cables.
“That is how someone moved through this suite at 2:17 A.M. without tripping the primary motion sensors,” Ethan explained.
Riley walked cautiously toward the dark opening, peering into the shadows where the mysterious figure had seemingly vanished.
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“And you’ve known about this secret passage the entire time?” Riley asked, turning back to look at the billionaire.
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