Chapter 8 - I Walked Into Nico’s Warehouse Alone, But My Daughter Had Already Found the One Clue That Could Destroy HimNico expected me to come alone.
I did.
But Lily had secretly taken something from the safe house.
A small flash drive.
She had found it beneath my desk.
It contained financial records.
She didn't understand them.
But she knew the symbol on the drive.
It matched the symbol she had seen on the man's jacket in Queens.
That man was Adrian Cole.
The same man who had helped Nico.
The same man who had been watching Elena.
I entered the warehouse.
Nico waited.
“You came.”
“Where's Adrian?”
Nico smiled.
“You're finally asking the right question.”
Adrian stepped out.
He looked at me.
Then laughed.
“Your father trusted me.”
“My father is dead.”
“No.”
I stared.
Adrian said the words that changed everything.
“He's alive.”
The warehouse went silent.
I couldn't breathe.
“My father?”
Adrian nodded.
“He's been controlling the family from the shadows.”
I realized this wasn't just a war against Nico.
It was a war against the entire legacy I had inherited.
Then the lights went out.
A gunshot sounded.
Adrian fell.
Nico disappeared.
And a voice came over the speakers.
May you like
My father's voice.
“Matteo, if you're hearing this, you're finally ready.”
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