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Chapter 5

Author: Curly Bunny
"The car is ready," Matteo said, standing next to the door, offering Lorenzo a tablet. "Take a look at this first. We've already found the person in the footage."

In the surveillance footage, the west maintenance door swung open to reveal a man in a gray uniform. He entered the premises while pushing his tool cart along. Viviana stood next to the door, personally letting him in with her access card.

The color drained from Viviana's face. "He's a maintenance worker that I hired. I had no idea t
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