chapter thirty one

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The k********g Attempt Morning arrived, but the Carter mansion remained under heavy security. Extra guards patrolled every entrance. Every vehicle was searched. Every visitor was questioned. Yet... No one felt safe. Ethan stood in his office, staring at the photograph of Maya as a little girl. Ryan entered. "The fingerprint belongs to a man named Daniel Cross." Ethan looked up. "I remember him." "He worked in my father's security division." Ryan nodded. "Official records say he died fifteen years ago." "But I checked further." "And?" Ryan placed a file on the desk. "There was no body." Ethan's eyes narrowed. "So someone faked his death." "Exactly." Meanwhile... Maya decided to visit a nearby church to clear her mind. Despite Ethan's objections, she insisted. "I'll

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