Chapter 21 - A Sinister Warning From The Shadows
Late that night, after returning to their private Manhattan penthouse suite overlooking Central Park, Jonathan checked his phone before sleeping.
A notification flashed on his screen from an encrypted communication app with an unknown international sender profile.
He tapped the screen to open the attachment, revealing a short, high-resolution video file recorded inside a dark industrial warehouse.
The camera panned across a wall covered in photographs of his foundation offices, his mother’s farmhouse, and his personal schedule.
Standing in the center of the frame, a shadowy figure wearing a silver signet ring turned slowly toward the lens.
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As the video ended, a single text message popped up on the display, chilling Jonathan’s blood straight to the bone:
“Arthur and Victoria were only local servants to a much higher international power, Jonathan... you destroyed a branch, but the roots are watching you right now, and our vengeance has only just begun.”
