Chapter 9 - THE CONSPIRACY IN THE HALLS
Julian stared at Sarah in complete, absolute silence, the reality crashing down on him like a tidal wave.
"You're my sister?" Julian breathed, stepping closer to her.
"When I was born, Father realized Mother was going to leave him and take her half of the company," Sarah explained.
"So he faked her death and hid me with an adoptive family in upstate New York," she continued.
"Why did you come back as a maid?" Julian asked, reaching out to hold her hand.
"Because five years ago, Mother found me," Sarah sobbed gently. "She was brought here, and she got a message out to me before she died."
"She told me to take a job in the house, find the pendant, and stop Camille from selling the company to foreign buyers."
Suddenly, the front security doors of the mansion were kicked open with a heavy, metallic thud.
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Three armed men in dark tactical gear stepped into the foyer, their weapons raised.
"Julian Sterling!" a cold voice shouted from the doorway. "Hand over the girl and the pendant!"
