The footsteps of Alistair, Christian, and Julian thundered loudly, tearing through the upper-floor corridor. Alistair kicked open his own room door, sending it wide open. The three of them rushed inside with short, heavy breaths, their dark eyes scanning the surroundings with a feral glint ready to destroy anyone in sight. However, the atmosphere inside the room was suddenly silent. There were no signs of a struggle, no objects displaced from their places. “Damn it, where is the intruder?!” Julian snapped, his strong jaw tightly clenched as he quickly stepped toward the large painting on the wall. His tense hand violently yanked the frame, shifting it roughly. He froze for a moment. “Uncle, there are no suspicious traces here. Even the safe is still neatly in place!” Christian stepped closer, furrowing his thick brows as he inspected the safe’s iron hinge with his gloved fingertip. “The combination is locked due to three failed attempts, but the steel surface is clean. There are n
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