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Chapter 51

作者: Sparkee
last update 公開日: 2026-05-27 17:43:42

The “fire” that killed Alicia’s grandfather wasn’t in any official file.

It took Zara 36 hours to find it.

“Private maritime registry,” she said over video call at 3 a.m. Geneva time. Her face was pale from lack of sleep and blue light. “Kessler Shipping and Dickson Shipping dissolved their partnership in December 1994. Two weeks later, the _Maris Stella_ went down off the coast of Norway. Your grandfather was on board.”

Alicia sat up in bed. Alex was already awake, watching her face.

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