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Chapter 14: The Envelope
Author: Collins
last update2026-10-27 04:07:59

Adrian Cole didn't sleep well that night.

The envelope Peter Lawson had kept for years sat in an evidence bag on the table in their hotel room. It was addressed to Richard Cole, in Catherine Vale's handwriting.

Adrian had spent years looking for answers about his father's death. Now he was holding something his mother had left behind, and he had no idea what it would say.

Elena Cross came out of the next room with two cups of coffee.

"Victor set up a check on the envelope," she said. "He wants
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