Chapter 6 - The Secret Beneath Vincenzo House
Alex brought them to his private residence.
Sarah refused to enter at first.
“You said Meridian has been watching your family for decades.”
“Yes.”
“And you still live here?”
“I didn't know.”
Matteo laughed bitterly.
“That's exactly what they wanted.”
Alex opened an old study.
His father's desk remained untouched.
He hadn't allowed anyone to move it after his father's death.
Sarah examined the drawers.
Nothing.
Then she noticed the floor.
A slight difference in the wood.
She knelt.
“Help me.”
Alex removed the carpet.
Beneath it was a hidden compartment.
Inside was an old metal box.
Alex stared.
“My father never told me this existed.”
Sarah opened it.
There were letters.
Bank records.
Photographs.
And a small key.
The letters revealed that Alex's father had discovered Meridian years before.
He had secretly cooperated with them at first.
Not because he supported them.
Because he wanted to understand how deep they had infiltrated his family.
Then he learned something terrifying.
Meridian had an insider inside the Vincenzo organization.
Someone who had access to every private meeting.
Someone who had survived every investigation.
Someone who had remained close to Alex for decades.
Alex immediately thought of his most trusted lieutenant.
Sarah stopped him.
“Don't accuse anyone yet.”
“Why?”
“Because if you're wrong, the real traitor disappears.”
Matteo picked up one letter.
“There's more.”
The final letter was addressed to Alex.
His father's handwriting was unmistakable.
If you are reading this, I failed to protect you. Trust the woman who refused to kill you.
Alex looked at Sarah.
She didn't know what to say.
Then he opened the envelope.
Inside was a photograph of three men.
His father.
Meridian's founder.
And Alex's closest adviser.
The adviser was standing between them.
May you like
Smiling.
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