Chapter 21 - A Sealed Black Envelope Arrives At Midnight

Late one quiet Friday evening, after the hotel doors were locked for the night and the lobby was wrapped in serene silence, the front desk bell chimed softly. Maya walked over to the marble counter, finding a small, unmarked black envelope resting beside the guest register.
There was no return address or postal stamp, only a heavy crimson wax seal stamped with an unfamiliar emblem from a private European bank. Maya used a brass letter opener to slice open the parchment paper, pulling out a handwritten note in dark ink.
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The message inside made her blood run ice-cold:
“Harrison was only executing orders for a shadow syndicate... the real founder who stole your mother's original shares just checked into room 402.”