Chapter 4 - The Man Who Knew Too MuchJulian's disappearance lasted three days.
Then I received a package.
No return address.
Inside was a flash drive.
And a handwritten note.
You deserve to know why.
I took it directly to David.
We opened it on an isolated computer.
There were recordings.
Emails.
Contracts.
Bank transfers.
And dozens of conversations between Julian and my father.
The first recording began.
Richard's voice.
“You said she would sign.”
Julian answered.
“She trusts me.”
“She hates you.”
“She still wants answers.”
“And the company?”
“She'll lose it before she realizes what's happening.”
My blood ran cold.
Then my father's voice again.
“And if she fights?”
Julian laughed.
“She won't.”
I closed my eyes.
They had planned this.
Together.
But the final recording was worse.
Julian said,
“What if Hannah finds out?”
My father answered,
“She won't.”
“And if she does?”
“She has no family left.”
I opened my eyes.
Julian spoke again.
“You're sure?”
“Her mother will take my side.”
I stared at the screen.
My mother.
They had planned to isolate me.
To make me believe everyone was against me.
The final recording ended.
I looked at David.
“Where did this come from?”
He shook his head.
“I don't know.”
Then my phone rang.
Unknown number.
I answered.
“Hello?”
Julian's voice.
“Hannah.”
“Where are you?”
“Somewhere your father can't find me.”
“Why did you send me the recordings?”
Silence.
“Because I realized something.”
“What?”
“I was going to help him destroy you.”
He paused.
“Then I realized he was going to destroy me too.”
I laughed bitterly.
“So now you want forgiveness?”
“No.”
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“Then what?”
“Justice.”
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