Chapter 7 - The Notebook Was Hidden Where David Sterling Thought Nobody Would LookVincent returned to Sterling's Bistro.
David was gone.
His office had been emptied.
But one thing remained.
A broken desk.
Inside a false compartment, Vincent found a key.
It opened a storage locker.
The locker contained Daniel's notebook.
Hundreds of pages.
Names.
Accounts.
Dates.
Payments.
Everything.
At the back was one final message.
Vincent read it silently.
Then handed it to Mom.
She read it.
Her knees nearly collapsed.
Daniel had written:
If you're reading this, Thomas has discovered that I know.
Don't trust Sterling.
Don't trust anyone who says I'm dead.
The money isn't the real problem.
The real problem is the child.
Mom looked at me.
I didn't understand.
“What child?”
Vincent turned the page.
The next sentence was underlined.
Rory is not supposed to know who her father really is.
My mother began shaking.
Vincent looked at her.
“Lydia.”
She whispered:
“I wanted to protect her.”
“From what?”
Mom looked at me.
Then she finally told the truth.
My father hadn't simply been an accountant.
He had been Vincent Kane's most trusted financial investigator.
He had infiltrated a criminal network.
And I had been born during the investigation.
My father disappeared because someone wanted leverage.
Me.
Vincent closed the notebook.
“Then they know about Rory.”
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Mom pulled me into her arms.
And for the first time, I saw real fear in Vincent Kane's eyes.
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