CHAPTER 17: THE VISITOR
She arrived on a Tuesday.
Her name was Olivia.
She was a young woman, maybe mid-twenties.
Dark hair. Sharp eyes.
And a file folder full of information.
"Mrs. Harper? My name is Olivia Chen. I'm a journalist. I've been investigating your husband's network for the past two years."
"I don't have anything to say."
"I think you will. Once you see what I found."
She handed me the folder.
I opened it.
And I stared.
Inside were photos. Documents. Financial records.
Daniel's name was all over them.
But there was something else.
A name I didn't recognize.
Julian Blackwood.
"Who is this?"
"Julian Blackwood is the head of the network. The man your husband worked for. And he's been looking for Emma for a long time."
"What does he want?"
"The money. But also the power. Emma is a symbol. She represents everything he's been trying to achieve."
"A symbol of what?"
"A new generation. A new system. He's been building an empire. And Emma is the key."
"The key to what?"
"I don't know yet. But I'm going to find out. And I need your help."
"Why would I help you?"
"Because I can help you. I can give you the information you need to keep Emma safe."
I looked at the photos.
At the faces I didn't recognize.
At the man who wanted to destroy everything I loved.
"Tell me what to do," I said.
And I meant it.
Because I would do anything.
For Emma.
May you like
For the truth.
For justice.
