LOGINAdrian stared through the window as the car disappeared down the road.
“Did you see the driver?”Evelyn shook her head.“No. It happened too fast.”The phone was still in her hand.Her father's voice seemed to echo in her mind.You must leave that house immediately.Adrian turned toward her.“We're leaving.”Evelyn nodded.They didn't stay long enough to search the house again.Whatever had beenThe sound of the car engine disappeared into the distance.Evelyn remained frozen.She looked at Marcus.“Say that again.”Marcus's expression was serious.“Your grandfather was secretly funding Adrian's father's company.”Adrian stepped forward.“My father never mentioned the Blackwoods.”“Because he wasn't supposed to.”“Why?”Marcus looked at him.“Because your father was helping your grandfather move money away from Richard and me.”Adrian's eyes narrowed.“So my father wasn't involved in the theft?”“No.”“Then why did you say Anna was killed because of his company?”“Because Anna discovered where the money was going.”Evelyn frowned.“Where?”Marcus pointed toward the folder.“Your grandfather had created a second account. Money was being transferred into your father's company and held there.”
Evelyn stared at the first page.JAMES CARTER.Her heart sank.“No.”She turned another page.There were copies of financial records, old contracts, and handwritten notes.James's name appeared repeatedly.Adrian stepped closer.“Let me see.”Evelyn handed him the file.His expression became increasingly serious.“What does it say?”Adrian scanned the documents.“James wasn't just an employee.”Evelyn looked at him.“What was he?”“He was connected to Carter Financial Group.”Marcus stood silently near the doorway.Evelyn turned toward him.“You knew this.”“Yes.”“You knew James was involved?”“I knew he had been involved.”“That isn't the same thing.”Marcus nodded.“You're right.”Evelyn's voice trembled with anger.“Then explain.”
Evelyn stared at the letter.If you want the truth about your mother, come to the old Blackwood estate alone.Her fingers tightened around the paper.Adrian immediately took it from her.“No.”Evelyn looked at him.“I have to go.”“Not alone.”“That's exactly what the letter says.”“I don't care.”His voice was firm.“You're not walking into a trap by yourself.”Evelyn glanced at Alexander.Her father looked troubled.“Marcus knows you will come,” he said.“Then I need to know what he wants.”Adrian stepped closer.“Evelyn, this isn't about being brave.”“I know.”“It's about staying alive.”She looked into his eyes.“I don't want to lose you either.”His expression softened.“Then don't make me watch you walk into danger alone.”Evelyn was silent.Finally, she
The lights went out.Evelyn's heart slammed against her chest.“Adrian?”“I'm here.”His hand immediately found hers.Daniel was breathing heavily somewhere beside them.Then they heard a sound.A door closing.Adrian pulled Evelyn closer.“Stay behind me.”A few seconds later, the emergency lights flickered on.Daniel was gone.Evelyn's eyes widened.“Where did he go?”Adrian looked around the room.“The back door.”They rushed outside.But Daniel was nowhere to be seen.Only a black car disappeared at the end of the road.Evelyn stood frozen.“He was taken.”Adrian immediately called the police.Then he turned to her.“We're going after him.”---Twenty minutes later, they were back at Blackwood Holdings.Alexander was waiting in his office.When Evelyn told him what Daniel had said, his face changed.“Marcus.”“You know him?”Alexander slowly sat down.“I haven't heard that name in decades.”“Dad, you said you didn't have a brother.”“I said I didn't know where my brother was.”Eve
James stared at the man standing in front of him.For several seconds, he couldn't speak.“You…”The man stepped closer.“You remember me now.”James's face became pale.“You're supposed to be dead.”The man smiled.“That's what everyone was supposed to believe.”James tried to move, but his hands were tied behind the chair.“What do you want?”“The truth.”“I don't know anything.”The man laughed quietly.“You've always been a terrible liar.”James looked away.“Where is Daniel?”The man's expression hardened.“You're still worried about him?”“What did you do to him?”“Nothing.”“Then where is he?”“Safe.”James stared at him.“Why are you doing this?”The man pulled a chair closer and sat down.“Because people like you kept the truth buried for too l
Adrian drove faster than usual.Evelyn sat beside him, staring through the windshield.Neither of them spoke.James Carter had disappeared.And someone had warned them that the person they were looking for was closer than they thought.Evelyn finally broke the silence.“Who exactly is James Carter?”“My chief financial officer.”“How long has he worked for you?”“Almost four years.”“Did he have access to Blackwood's accounts?”Adrian's hands tightened around the steering wheel.“Yes.”Evelyn's heart sank.“So he could have been the person moving the money.”“He could have been.”“But you trusted him.”“I did.”Evelyn looked at him.“Then don't blame yourself.”Adrian glanced at her.“You're not angry?”“I am.”“At me?”“For keeping things from me.”He nodded.







