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CHAPTER 71— A PERFECT MATCH
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The Apology That Came Too Late CHAPTER 80— THE OLD CASE
CHAPTER 80THE OLD CASEFor several seconds, neither Elena nor Adrian spoke. The words Damien had delivered over the phone remained suspended between them.The access was made using your father's credentials. Adrian was the first to move."Stay here." Elena immediately shook her head."No.""Elena""You promised." He stopped. She held his gaze."No more deciding where I should be because you think something is dangerous." Adrian's expression softened."You're right." He picked up his jacket."Then come with me." They left together.The old Kane Group archive was located in a secured section of the building that had barely been used since Adrian's father died.Unlike the modern offices above, this floor felt forgotten.The lights flickered faintly overhead. Dust covered several cabinets, and old boxes filled the shelves.Damien was waiting near the main terminal. He looked up when Adrian entered."I checked the access logs three times.""And?""The credentials are genuine." Adrian's j
The Apology That Came Too Late CHAPTER 79— THE QUESTION
CHAPTER 79THE QUESTIONElena didn't sleep. She tried, she lay in bed for nearly an hour, staring at the ceiling while Adrian's words replayed in her mind.I found evidence that your father's death wasn't an accident. She had heard those words before.Not from Adrian. From the woman on the phone, but hearing them from Adrian made them real.Her father had been dead for years.For years, Elena had accepted the explanation she had been given. An accident. A tragic mistake. Something that couldn't have been prevented.Now she was being told that someone had caused it, and Adrian had known. Her phone sat on the bedside table, she picked it up.No new messages. That somehow made the silence worse. Elena got out of bed. She needed answers. When she reached Adrian's study, the door was slightly open. Light spilled into the hallway. She knocked once."Come in."Adrian was standing beside his desk. Several documents were spread across it, along with his laptop and a photograph Elena hadn't se
The Apology That Came Too Late CHAPTER 78— THE VOICE
CHAPTER 78THE VOICEElena didn't go far. She couldn't.Her legs carried her down the quiet corridor outside Adrian's office, but her mind remained trapped inside that room.Ask him who really caused your father's death. The words repeated themselves over and over.She stopped near the windows and stared at the city below. Her father had been dead for years.She had spent so long believing his death was an accident that the idea of something else being responsible felt impossible, and yet, Adrian had investigated it.For years, without telling her. Her phone vibrated again. Elena looked down, unknown number. She hesitated before answering."Hello?"The same woman's voice returned."You're alone now."Elena looked around."Who are you?""You don't need my name.""I think I do.""No. You need answers."Elena's fingers tightened around the phone."What do you want?""Nothing from you.""Then why keep calling me?""Because Adrian won't tell you the truth."Elena swallowed."You don't know
The Apology That Came Too Late CHAPTER 77— THE REAL TARGET
CHAPTER 77THE REAL TARGETFor several minutes after the hidden phone went silent, nobody spoke. The room felt smaller, the message remained frozen on the screen. She is not the real target. Elena stared at it, then at Adrian."If I'm not the target..." Adrian finished the thought."Then I am." Damien leaned against the desk."That would explain almost everything." Adrian looked at him."Explain.""The financial attacks. The board pressure. The media campaign. The surveillance."Damien pointed toward the screen."They weren't trying to destroy Elena. They were using her to destabilize you."Elena folded her arms."And they succeeded."Adrian's eyes moved toward her."I let them.""No."She shook her head."They knew exactly what would affect you."Adrian said nothing, Elena continued."They knew you would investigate if I was threatened.""Yes.""They knew you would react if my name was dragged into your company's problems.""Yes.""They knew you would become distracted."Adrian's jaw
The Apology That Came Too Late CHAPTER 76— THE SECRET PHONE
CHAPTER 76THE SECRET PHONEAdrian arrived within fifteen minutes. He found Elena standing beside the table, her phone still in her hand."What happened?"She showed him the messages. Adrian read them once. Then again. His expression hardened."Did you recognize the number?""No.""Did they call before?""Once. They didn't speak." Adrian took a breath."Did you tell anyone about the investigation?""No.""Did you tell Damien?""Not yet." Adrian nodded."Good." Elena looked at him."You're not going to tell me to stop?""No."That answer surprised her. He looked at the documents."You found the trail. We follow it." She nodded."The message said Thomas is only the door.""Which means whoever sent this knows we're investigating him.""And they want us to believe they're ahead of us."Adrian looked at her."They probably are."They took the documents to Kane Group. Damien was already waiting. He studied the messages."The number is unregistered.""Can you trace it?""I can try.""Do it."
The Apology That Came Too Late CHAPTER 75— THE UNLIKELY SUSPECT
CHAPTER 75THE UNLIKELY SUSPECTThe next morning, Adrian made one thing very clear."No accusations." Elena looked at him across the table."I know.""Not until we have proof.""I know." Damien placed a folder between them."The person we're looking at is Thomas Vale."The name immediately caught Elena's attention.She remembered it. Thomas Vale. Adrian's father's former adviser. Richard Vale's brother.The man whose name had appeared in the investigation after Adrian discovered the hooded figure connected to the old building.Elena opened the folder."Why him?" Damien pointed to the first page."Thomas had access to the old Kane accounts."Adrian continued."He also had access to internal communications.""And he was close to your father.""Very." Elena turned another page."But that doesn't prove anything.""No," Adrian agreed."Then why are we looking at him?""Because of the timing." Damien showed her another document."Thomas left the company shortly after my father died.""Where
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