Chapter 1 - The Voice from the Grave
Claire stared at her own name written perfectly in the elegant handwriting of a dead woman.
Her hands trembled as she read the first agonizing line of the secret letter.
Natalie Hawthorne had known exactly who Claire was before the fatal car crash.
The letter explained that Thomas Morgan was never just a random mechanic who serviced the Hawthorne vehicles.
He was a completely innocent man who had accidentally discovered a massive money laundering scheme hidden within the freight invoices.
Everett Sloan had orchestrated the massive theft to quietly steal millions from Graham’s empire.
When Natalie began investigating the missing funds, Everett realized she was getting dangerously close to his secret operation.
He violently forced Thomas Morgan to sign the fake brake maintenance invoices under the threat of murdering Claire.
Then Everett orchestrated the tragic car crash to permanently silence Natalie.
To perfectly cover his tracks, he immediately had Thomas murdered and framed him for the sabotage.
Natalie had deliberately requested Claire’s future employment through a proxy to ensure someone trustworthy would eventually protect Owen.
The letter explicitly stated that the scratched out man in the photograph was Julian, Everett’s ruthless, illegitimate son.
Julian was the hidden assassin who had physically cut the brake lines on Natalie’s car.
Claire felt the blood completely drain from her face as the horrific truth settled into her bones.
Graham read the terrifying words over her shoulder, his jaw clenching with an absolutely lethal fury.
He finally understood that his most trusted advisor had brutally murdered his beloved wife.
Before Graham could even speak a single word of anger, a loud metallic click echoed in the small locker room.
Graham’s head of security, who had escorted them to the abandoned terminal, was standing blocking the only exit.
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He was holding a heavy tactical pistol pointed directly at Graham’s chest.
He smiled coldly and stated that Mr. Sloan sent his absolute warmest regards.
