Chapter 12: The Question Nobody Should Have Known
The study fell silent.
Every pair of eyes turned toward the security guard.
Amelia felt her pulse hammering against her ribs.
Richard Hart was at the front gate.
And he wanted to know if the key had been found.
The problem was simple.
Nobody outside this room should know the key existed.
Not the media.
Not the staff.
Not even most of the police officers.
Yet somehow Richard knew.
Alexander was the first to speak.
"Who told him?"
The guard blinked.
"Sir?"
"Who informed him about the key?"
"I don't know."
Alexander's expression hardened.
"Find out."
The guard nodded immediately and hurried away.
Amelia looked at her father.
His face had become noticeably pale.
"You didn't tell him?"
"No."
The answer came too quickly.
