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Chapter 131: The Man Who Said Nothing

The man captured at the quarry did not speak.Not when the officers found him.Not when they brought him to the station.Not even when Bethwel sat across from him for nearly an hour.He simply stared at the table.His face carried no expression.Bethwel placed the evidence bag containing the old key on the table."Do you know what this opens?"Nothing.Bethwel waited."You were at the storage building."Silence."You ran when the police arrived."Nothing."You were not alone."The man's eyes moved slightly.It was the first reaction Bethwel had seen.Bethwel noticed.He leaned forward."Where is the other man?"The prisoner looked at him.For several seconds, their eyes remained locked.Then the man smiled.It wasn't a nervous smile.It was almost pitying.Bethwel leaned back."What is funny?"The man lowered his eyes.Still nothing.Bethwel stood."Take him back."The officers came in.As they led the man away, Bethwel looked at the key again.There was something unusual about it.It

Chapter 132: The Date on the File

Patricia stared at the man standing in the doorway."Bethwel?"Inspector Bethwel Kanda stepped inside and closed the door behind him.His face was serious.He placed the file on Daniel's desk."I think you should see this before anyone else does."Patricia looked down at the cover.The date was still staring back at her.She swallowed."What is it?""An old internal record.""About my father?""Yes."Patricia pulled the file toward her.Bethwel remained standing.She opened it.The first page contained Daniel Waore's name.Then came a series of official entries.Patricia read quickly.Her eyes stopped.She looked up."This can't be right.""What did you see?""The date."Bethwel nodded."I know."Patricia looked back at the page.The date was several years after the period she had always assumed Daniel disappeared.She slowly shook her head."So my father was still alive?""We don't know that yet.""But this is an official record.""It is.""Then someone saw him.""Possibly."Patricia

Chapter 133: Two Disappearances

Patricia stared at the envelope.The second disappearance happened after you became the heir.She read the sentence again.Then a third time."What does that mean?"Alex didn't answer immediately.He was still staring at the envelope."Where did you say this was?""On the dining table.""And you didn't see anyone?""No."Alex turned toward the front door.Still locked.The windows were shut.Nothing appeared disturbed.Whoever had left the envelope had either entered without being noticed or had found another way inside.Patricia's voice broke the silence."You know something."Alex looked at her."I know enough to be concerned.""That's not an answer.""No."She stepped closer."Then give me one."Alex lowered his voice."I think Daniel may have disappeared twice."Patricia frowned."How can a person disappear twice?""By disappearing once publicly and another time secretly."She looked back at the envelope."Then which one did everyone know about?""The first.""And the second?""So

Chapter 134: The Woman at the Door

The woman stood beneath the porch light, her face partly hidden by the darkness beyond the gate.Patricia stared at her.For several seconds, neither of them spoke.Then Patricia opened the door wider.“Alison?”Alison Pendo stepped inside quickly and looked over her shoulder before Patricia locked the door.“You shouldn't have come here,” Patricia whispered.“I know.”“What happened?”Alison's breathing was uneven. She looked exhausted, as though she had travelled through the night without stopping.“I found something.”Patricia's stomach tightened.“About Daniel?”Alison shook her head.“About Glen.”The name struck Patricia harder than she expected.“Where is my son?”“I don't know.”Patricia stepped closer.“You came all the way here to tell me you don't know?”“I came because I think I know who took him.”Patricia froze.Before she could respond, footsteps sounded from the corridor.Alex appeared.He stopped when he saw Alison.For a moment, suspicion flashed across his face.“Al

Chapter 135: The Knock at the Door

Nobody moved.The three knocks had stopped, but the silence that followed was somehow worse.Patricia stood a few steps away from the front door, staring at it.Behind her, Alex remained tense, one hand resting near his phone while Alison sat rigidly on the sofa.Another knock came.This time, it was softer.Patricia looked at Alex.“Do you know who that is?”“No.”“But you said you wanted me to stay back.”“I still do.”Patricia shook her head.“Someone knows Alison is here. They know about Glen. They know about Bethwel. Whoever is outside isn't here by accident.”Alex moved closer.“Then let me check first.”Patricia caught his arm.“Wait.”They listened.Nothing.Then a voice came through the door.“Patricia.”Her heart stopped.It was a woman's voice.Familiar.But Patricia couldn't immediately place it.“Who are you?” Alex called.The woman didn't answer.Instead, she said quietly, “You have something that belongs to me.”Patricia looked at Alison.Alison's face had gone complete

Chapter 136: The Man Who Was Watching

The moment Alex said Glen had been brought back, Patricia felt the room change.Not because she understood what it meant.Because she didn't.“Brought back where?” she asked again.The phone was still in Alex's hand.“The mechanic didn't say.”“Then call him back.”“I tried.”“And?”“He isn't answering.”Patricia stared at him.“Why?”Alex looked at the screen.“The call went through once. Then his phone was switched off.”Alison slowly sat down.Mercy remained standing near the window.Nobody spoke for several seconds.Then Patricia noticed something.The curtains.She walked toward them and stopped.“Alex.”He turned.“Don't stand there.”“Why?”“Because if someone is watching this house, you're giving them exactly what they want.”Alex crossed the room and pulled the curtain shut.He looked at the security panel beside the door.“Something is wrong.”Patricia frowned.“With the security?”“Yes.”Alison looked uneasy.“Didn't Obadiah have one of the best security systems in the coun

Chapter 137: The Listening Room

Alex remained crouched beneath Obadiah's desk, staring at the spot where the tiny red light had appeared.Patricia stood behind him, barely breathing.“Can you find anything?”“Not yet.”Alex ran his fingers along the underside of the desk, then checked the floor around it.Nothing.He stood and looked at Patricia.“Don't touch anything else.”Patricia frowned.“Why?”“Because if there is a listening device, whoever placed it may know exactly what we're doing.”Alison and Mercy had followed them into the study.Mercy closed the door.“What are we supposed to do now?”Alex looked at all three women.“Act normally.”Patricia almost laughed.“Someone may be listening to us, Glen is missing, someone is sending messages, and you want us to act normally?”“Yes.”“Alex—”“If they're listening, I want them to hear what we want them to hear.”Patricia stared at him.Then she understood.“You want to feed them false information.”“Exactly.”Alison folded her arms.“And what if they can see us t

Chapter 138: Beyond the Wall

Patricia couldn't move.The voice came again from beyond the western wall.“Patricia.”Alex tightened his grip on her hand.“Don't answer.”The security team had already moved toward the western side of the compound, but the order from the head of security had stopped them from approaching the wall.The darkness beyond the floodlights was unnerving.Patricia looked at the security monitor.The western cameras were still showing black screens.“Why aren't the cameras working?”Kamau shook his head.“They haven't lost power completely. Someone has interfered with the signal.”Alex turned sharply.“Can you restore them?”“I'm trying.”“Do it remotely. Nobody approaches that wall.”Kamau nodded.Patricia looked toward the darkness.“It's her.”Alison stepped beside her.“You're sure?”“Yes.”“How?”“I recognize her voice.”Mercy moved closer.“Who is she?”Patricia hesitated.“I don't know.”A faint laugh came from beyond the wall.Patricia's heart jumped.“You came to my door,” she calle

Chapter 139: The Third Brother

Patricia stared at the photograph.She had seen those eyes before.But she couldn't remember where.The more she tried, the more distant the memory became.Alex placed the phone on the table.“Don't force yourself to remember.”“I've seen him.”“I know.”“No, Alex. I mean recently.”Alison stepped closer.“Where?”Patricia closed her eyes.She saw the quarry.The storage building.The men who had attacked them.The mechanic.Bethwel.The old files.Nothing.Then another image surfaced.A man standing outside a building.Watching.Not approaching.Just watching.Patricia opened her eyes.“The man with the binoculars.”Alex immediately looked at her.“What?”“The spy we've seen around the quarry.”“You think it's him?”“I don't know.”Alex picked up the photograph again.“Then we don't assume.”Patricia nodded.That was exactly what she needed to hear.Too many things had begun connecting too quickly.And every time they thought they had found an answer, another question appeared.She l

Chapter 140: The Man Behind the Door

Patricia stared at the locked door.The man's voice came again.“You should never have opened Room Seventeen.”Alex moved quietly toward the far corner of the room.“Stay behind me.”Patricia obeyed, but her eyes remained fixed on the door.She could hear the man's breathing on the other side.“You've been watching us,” Alex said.A brief silence followed.“Watching is not the same as following.”“Then why were you at the quarry?”“I needed to know whether you would find the room.”Patricia stepped forward.“Who are you?”The man laughed softly.“You've been asking the wrong question.”Alex glanced at her.Patricia ignored him.“You knew my father.”Another silence.Then the voice changed.“You knew Daniel?”“I knew the man before you were old enough to ask about him.”Patricia's heart tightened.“Then tell me what happened to him.”The man didn't answer.Alex moved toward the door.“Open it.”“No.”“Then why are you talking to us?”“Because you have already found what I was trying to

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