Chapter 4: The Secret No One Was Supposed to Find
Chapter 4: The Secret No One Was Supposed to Find
Panic filled the tunnel.
Flashlights flickered back on seconds later.
Daniel was still there.
But now he was crying.
"I tried to tell people," he said. "They were stealing patient identities. Insurance money. Medical records. When I found out, they locked me away."
An investigation began immediately.
Over the next few weeks, authorities uncovered years of fraud hidden inside the hospital.
Several senior administrators were arrested.
Millions of dollars had been stolen.
Fake death certificates had been created.
And Daniel had been erased from the world.
All because he knew too much.
Months later, Jake visited Daniel at his new apartment.
Rex was with him.
Daniel smiled and rubbed the dog's head.
"You know," he said, "if he hadn't stopped outside that room, I'd still be trapped."
Jake laughed.
"Looks like Rex knew the truth before any of us."
Rex wagged his tail.
And for the first time in seven years—
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Daniel was finally free.
The End.
