The sound of the bell felt like thunder crashing through the mansion.Every heartbeat in that room paused.For a moment, no one moved.Then Mr. Carter rose from his seat with deliberate calm, his eyes flicking to the butler.“Let him in.”I swallowed hard, my palms slick with sweat.The ticking clock suddenly sounded like a heartbeat, too loud, too slow.My heartbeat.Zane leaned back in his chair, one leg crossed over the other, his knife still spinning between his fingers.He smirked faintly. “Looks like judgment day came early.”“Shut up, Zane,” Liam muttered, his voice low and tight.But Zane only grinned wider, his blue eyes glinting with mischief, or madness.The butler reappeared at the doorway, his face pale. “Sir…” He hesitated, voice trembling slightly. “There’s… someone here. But it’s not Doctor Walter.”Mr. Carter frowned. “What do you mean, not him*? Where is he?”The butler stepped aside, and a young man stumbled into the room, one of the estate guards, breathing hard,
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