Chapter 21 - A Terrifying New Warning Arrives At Midnight
The house was completely wrapped in the profound stillness of midnight as snow fell silently across the Aspen peaks.
Leo sat alone in his dimly lit study, enjoying a quiet moment of reflection before heading upstairs to rest.
As he reached to switch off his desk lamp, his eyes caught sight of a small, unmarked black envelope resting squarely on the blotter.
His heart skipped a beat, knowing that the security system was armed and no human could have breached the locked room.
He picked up the dark envelope with a trembling hand, tearing open the heavy crimson wax seal to inspect the contents.
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Scrawled across the heavy parchment paper in unfamiliar, precise block letters was a single chilling sentence:
“You locked up the wife and the CFO, Leo... but you never checked who holds the primary mortgage on this entire Aspen estate.”
