Chapter 21 - A Mysterious Warning Left Behind In The Silence
Late at night, weeks after the trial concluded, I sat at my new desk reviewing my law school textbooks under a warm lamp.
My phone rested quietly beside my laptop, displaying no notifications or missed calls from the past twenty-four hours.
Suddenly, an anonymous text message buzzed across the screen, bearing no phone number or identifiable sender info.
I opened the message slowly, my breath catching as I read the single sentence typed out in cold, block letters.
“Evelyn was only a pawn in a much larger game... the real board of directors hasn't made their move yet.”
I stared at the screen as the apartment building’s security lights flickered once, plunging the hallway into sudden darkness.
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A slow knock echoed softly against my front apartment door, breaking the absolute silence of the midnight hour.
I reached for my phone, my heart hammering against my ribs as I wondered who was waiting outside in the shadows.
