Chapter 21 - A Mysterious Package Arrives At Front Gate
Late one quiet Friday evening, while Leo was fast asleep upstairs and Marcus and Elena relaxed in the study, the security chime rang. Marcus walked out to the intercom, finding a small, unmarked black box resting on the stone pedestal outside.
There was no return address or postal stamp, only a silver wax seal stamped with an unfamiliar corporate crest from overseas. Marcus brought the box inside, placed it on the mahogany desk, and used a letter opener to break the heavy seal.
Inside lay an old encrypted flash drive and a handwritten note in ink that made his blood run cold:
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“Marcus, Victoria was only a decoy... the real owner of Vance Industries is coming back to claim everything.”
Marcus and Elena slowly raised their eyes toward the tall study windows as a pair of dark luxury sedans rolled slowly past the estate gates...
