Chapter 5 - ELENA'S HIDDEN KEY
Night fell over the quiet streets of Greenwich, Connecticut, wrapping the Montgomery estate in heavy fog.
Elena walked down the dimly lit hallway of the servant quarters, carrying a bucket of floor cleaner.
She reached her small room, locked the door behind her, and pulled down the shades.
From beneath a loose floorboard near her closet, she pulled out a dusty iron key wrapped in velvet cloth.
Her phone vibrated on the bed—a secure text message from Clara.
"Did you find the ledger?" Clara’s text read.
Elena typed back with trembling fingers: "I have the key to your father's private vault inside the study."
She looked at the framed photograph on her nightstand—a picture of herself holding Clara as a newborn baby twenty-eight years ago.
Elena wasn't just the family maid; she had been the secret confidante of Clara's late father, Alexander Montgomery.
"I won't let them destroy you, little one," Elena whispered to the empty room.
May you like
She slipped the iron key into her apron pocket and walked toward the master study.
Outside the study window, a dark figure dressed in black tactical gear watched her every move through a long rifle scope.
