Semua Bab My Husband Regretted Divorcing Me: Bab 101 - Bab 110

Darkness swallowed the nursery.For one long, terrifying second, no one moved.Then Rebecca heard Ava's voice."Sebastian?""I'm here."Morales immediately switched on the flashlight attached to his service pistol.A sharp beam cut through the blackness.One by one, other lights appeared.Sarah's phone.Gabriel's pocket torch.Jonathan's old military flashlight.The nursery returned in fragments of pale white light.But something had changed.The comforting room Claire had built for children suddenly felt like a tomb."Everyone stay calm," Morales ordered."No one leaves the light."Harrison walked toward the staircase.The heavy steel door refused to budge.He pushed harder.Nothing."It's locked."Morales joined him.The two detectives shoved together.The hinges groaned.The door didn't move an inch."It's reinforced."Jonathan nodded grimly."It always was."Rebecca stared at him."You knew?""Claire designed it to keep people out."He looked at the thick steel."I never imagined

The echo of the gunshots rolled through the trees.Then...Silence.No birds.No wind.No movement.Everyone remained frozen inside the abandoned greenhouse.Morales was the first to react."Harrison!"Without waiting for backup, he sprinted toward the broken doorway.Rebecca followed instinctively."Rebecca, stop!" Jonathan shouted.She ignored him.By the time the others reached the edge of the greenhouse, Morales had disappeared into the eucalyptus grove.The forest floor was soft with fallen leaves.Fresh footprints cut a winding path between the trees.Three different trails.One belonged to Harrison.Another had smaller boot prints—the kind a woman might wear.The third was heavier.Military-style boots.Sarah crouched beside the tracks."There were at least three people here."Jonathan studied the ground."No."He pointed farther ahead."There are four."Everyone looked closer.Almost hidden beneath the leaves was a fourth set of prints.Bare feet.Rebecca frowned."Someone was

The helicopter descended in a slow, deliberate circle.Its rotors churned the tops of the eucalyptus trees, sending leaves spiraling through the air.Rebecca shielded her eyes."There aren't any markings."Morales nodded grimly."No registration number.""No tail identification.""Who flies without identification?"Jonathan answered quietly."People who don't want governments asking questions."Evelyn never took her eyes off the aircraft."They're earlier than I expected."Sarah looked at her."You knew they were coming?""I knew they'd find Harrison."She glanced toward the wounded detective."I just hoped we'd have another hour."Morales frowned."How?"Evelyn pointed toward Daniel's watch, now lying in Rebecca's pocket."They've been tracking it."Rebecca instinctively reached for her jacket."The watch?"Jonathan's expression hardened."Daniel knew it.""He deliberately carried it."Sarah's eyes widened."He used himself as bait."Jonathan nodded."For years."The helicopter hover

No one spoke for several seconds.The only sound in the abandoned greenhouse was the soft hum of Morales' laptop.Claire's recorded voice still echoed in Rebecca's mind.Someone has activated the Zurich vault.Not opened.Activated.Jonathan noticed the distinction immediately."They've found the vault."Rebecca looked at him."But they can't get inside."He nodded."The first lock is engaged."Sarah opened her notebook."Which means they still need two things."She looked at Rebecca."The bronze key.""And the locket."Rebecca instinctively slipped the silver chain beneath her shirt.For the first time since her mother's death, she understood why Claire had insisted she never remove it.It had never been jewelry.It was part of a key.Morales closed the laptop."We leave immediately."Jonathan agreed."The longer we stay here...""...the easier we are to find."Gabriel looked toward Harrison."What about him?"The detective tried to stand but nearly collapsed."My arm's fine.""It is

“JUMP.”The word flashed across the darkness for the second time.Rebecca stared through the aircraft window, unable to tear her eyes away from the strange plane flying beside them.Its silhouette was barely visible against the night sky. There were no identification lights, no visible markings, and no indication of who was inside. Yet whoever controlled it seemed to know exactly where they were.And now they were telling them to jump.Rebecca's fingers tightened around the armrest.“No,” she whispered.Sebastian leaned toward her.“What?”She pointed at the window.The signal flashed again.JUMP.Gabriel moved across the narrow aisle.“That's the third time.”Harrison, seated behind them, slowly rose despite the pain in his wounded arm.“Don't do anything.”Rebecca looked at him.“Do you know what it means?”“I know what it could mean.”“That's not the same thing.”“No,” Harrison admitted. “It isn't.”The aircraft suddenly dipped.Everyone grabbed whatever was within reach.Captain E