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Chapter 75: The Mercer Patent

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The words lingered in the morning air.

The Mercer patent.

For a moment, no one understood.

Sebastian looked at Elias.

Rebecca did the same.

Even Morales seemed puzzled.

"A patent?" Sarah repeated.

Arthur Blackwood smiled.

"The fact that none of you knows about it proves how well it was hidden."

He clasped his hands behind his back.

"You've been chasing murders."

"You should have been chasing paperwork."

Morales kept one hand near his holster.

"That's close enough, Mr. Blackwood."

Blackwood stop
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