Chapter 15
Three days passed in a tense, suffocating lockdown as federal marshals reinforced every perimeter gate of the grand estate.
Julian spent hours in his private study analyzing encrypted financial records linked to the Abernathy family trust and offshore accounts.
Chloe managed the household with military precision, never letting the baby out of her sight for a single second.
As she dusted the mahogany bookshelves in the library, her elbow brushed against a loose wooden panel behind the grand fireplace.
The panel clicked open with a muffled release, revealing a hidden wall safe embedded deep within the stone chimney.
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Inside the safe sat a heavy leather-bound journal bearing Rose’s handwriting alongside a stack of classified government defense contracts.
Chloe pulled the journal out, flipping open the cover to read the terrifying confession written on the very first page.
