Chapter 6 - The Missing Ledger
Callum used his pocket knife to pry up the loose floorboard beneath the window seat.
Inside a shallow velvet-lined cavity lay a metal fireproof box sealed with a heavy combination padlock.
"Give me that box, Callum!" Graham ordered, stepping into the room with his fists clenched. "That is corporate property belonging to Mercer Industrial!"
"If it's corporate property, why was it hidden under a floorboard in a locked guest room, Uncle?" Callum asked coldly, holding the metal box securely against his chest.
Vivian stepped forward, leaning on Harper's arm as she pointed at the padlock.
"The code is the date Daniel died," Vivian said softly, her eyes clear and full of painful grief. "October 14th."
Callum dialed the numbers into the lock: 1-0-1-4.
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With a loud metallic pop, the heavy latch released.
👉 What damning evidence lay waiting inside the metal fireproof box?
