Chapter 53
The rooftop fell silent.
The city lights below suddenly felt distant.
Meaningless.
Evelyn stared at Serena.
Her pulse hammering.
"The founder is dead?"
Serena shook her head.
"Supposed to be dead."
A very important difference.
Interesting.
Very interesting.
Because history was full of powerful people who disappeared.
But only a few managed to convince the world they were gone while continuing to pull strings from the shadows.
Victor stepped forward.
"Show us."
Serena nodded immediately.
Within minutes, everyone had gathered back inside the safe house command room.
The recovered audio file sat on the main monitor.
Waiting.
Like a loaded weapon.
No one spoke as Serena prepared the playback.
Jonathan sat silently near the wall.
His face looked older tonight.
