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Chapter 52 — The Old Betrayal
Daniel stared at the final page of the black ledger.PROJECT CARTER.The words were still fresh in his mind.Subject must never discover the truth about his origin.He read the sentence again. Then again. His fingers tightened around the edge of the paper.For seven years, Daniel had believed his biggest problem was the prison sentence. He had thought someone wanted him to take the blame for a financial crime. But now he understood something much worse. The prison sentence had only been one part of a much bigger plan.Someone had been watching him long before he went to prison. Someone had been recording his life. His childhood. His university years. His marriage. Even the exact date he was arrested.Daniel slowly closed the ledger. "Why me?" he whispered. There was no answer. Only silence.He placed the ledger inside a black bag and locked it in the small safe beneath the table. He had already made copies of every important page. If someone came for the original, they would not be ta
Chapter 51 — The Mastermind's Warning
Daniel kept staring at the final page of the ledger. The name was still there. A name he knew. A name belonging to someone who had stood beside him when everyone else had walked away.He closed the ledger. Not because he was ready to believe it. Because he wasn't. A single name in an old book was not enough to condemn someone. Daniel had learned that lesson the hard way.He looked at Samuel. "Take the ledger."Samuel frowned. "You don't want it?""I want you to make three copies.""Three?""Yes.""Where do you want them stored?""Different places. And don't connect them to Carter Holdings."Samuel nodded.Daniel placed the original inside a black case. "No one touches this without my permission."Samuel looked at him. "Not even you?"Daniel gave him a cold look. "Especially not me."Samuel understood. Someone was watching them. And Daniel wasn't going to make it easy.Suddenly, the lights in the room went off. Samuel reached for his phone. Daniel raised his hand."Don't move."The bui
Chapter 50 — The Mastermind
Daniel stood frozen beside the wounded woman. Her breathing was weak. Blood covered the side of her clothes. He pressed his hand against the wound, trying to slow the bleeding."Stay with me."The woman opened her eyes slightly.Daniel leaned closer. "You said a name." Her lips moved. He could barely hear her."Don't… trust…"Her eyes closed again."Who?" Daniel asked. "Tell me the name."Nothing.Daniel looked toward the doorway. The shooter was gone. He quickly pulled out his phone and called emergency services. Then he called Samuel."Where are you?" Samuel asked."I'm at the old building.""You went alone?""Yes.""What happened?""Someone shot a woman."Samuel became silent. "Is she alive?""For now.""I'll send the security team.""Do it."Daniel ended the call. He looked at the woman again. The name she had whispered kept repeating in his mind. It was someone he trusted. Someone who had been helping him since he returned. But Daniel refused to believe it without proof. He had a
Chapter 49 — Revenge Has a Price
Daniel drove through the night without saying a word. The photograph from the old Carter Industries building lay on the passenger seat. His family. His father. His mother. Edward Carter. And himself as a child.He kept looking at the date written on the back. The night he was born. There was something about that photograph that bothered him. Why had someone kept it hidden for so many years? And why had the people behind his imprisonment suddenly started showing it to him?Samuel sat beside him. "Daniel.""Yes?""Are you sure about going to the old family house?"Daniel kept his eyes on the road. "No."Samuel looked at him. "No?""I've learned something.""What?""When people want you to go somewhere, there is usually a reason.""Then why are we going?"Daniel looked at the road ahead. "Because sometimes the only way to find the truth is to walk into the trap."Samuel sighed. "I was afraid you would say that."Daniel almost smiled. Then his expression became serious again. "Call the se
Chapter 48 — The Fallen Family
Daniel stared at the photograph on Samuel's phone.Edward Carter.The name felt strangely familiar. Not because Daniel knew the man personally. Because his father had once mentioned the name. Years ago. Long before prison. Long before everything fell apart.Daniel remembered a conversation from his childhood. His father had been sitting alone at the dining table when Daniel walked into the room. He had asked one question."Dad, who is Edward Carter?"His father had looked at him with an expression Daniel had never understood. Then he had said, "Never ask me about that man again."Daniel had forgotten about the conversation. Until now.He looked at Samuel. "Where did you get this?""The security company's registration records.""Are you sure this is the same Edward Carter?"Samuel nodded. "The records match. Same date of birth. Same photograph."Daniel slowly sat down. "Where is he now?""That's the strange part." Samuel swiped across the screen. "Officially, he's dead."Daniel looked
Chapter 47 — The Counterattack
Daniel kept staring at the photograph on his phone. Lily was alive. That was the only thing that mattered.For a few seconds, the warehouse disappeared from his mind. The men outside, the gunshots, Marcus, the old photograph—everything became distant. His sister was in danger. And whoever had taken her wanted him to panic. Daniel refused to give them that satisfaction."Samuel.""Yes?""Get everyone out."Samuel looked at him. "What about you?""I'll handle this."Marcus immediately stepped forward. "You can't go after them alone."Daniel looked at him. "I didn't say I was going alone."Marcus frowned.Daniel pointed toward the old warehouse windows. "Those men outside want us to believe they're in control." He looked at the photograph again. "They're not."Anna stared at him. "What are you planning?"Daniel turned toward her. "A counterattack."Ten minutes later, Carter Holdings' security team arrived. Daniel had called them before leaving the warehouse. The moment they entered the a
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