Chapter 12 - The Betrayal
The estate descended into chaos.
Security officers rushed toward the main entrance.
Richard, Rebecca, and Emma remained inside the vault while a handful of trusted guards formed a protective circle.
Minutes later, footsteps approached.
Richard raised his pistol.
The vault door slowly opened.
It wasn't Trevor.
It was Michael Bennett.
Richard's chief of security.
The man who had protected the Lawson family for nearly fifteen years.
He lowered his weapon.
"Sir..."
Richard frowned.
"Report."
Michael's eyes filled with regret.
"I'm sorry."
Before anyone could react, he drew a hidden pistol and aimed it directly at Richard.
The guards hesitated.
They trusted him.
"I never worked for you," Michael said quietly.
"I was placed here long before Rebecca was born."
Rebecca felt the room spin.
"Who are you working for?"
Michael smiled sadly.
"You still think Trevor is the enemy."
"No."
"He was only hired to find the journal."
Richard lunged.
A gunshot echoed through the vault.
The lights shattered.
Emma screamed.
When the emergency lighting flickered back on...
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Michael was gone.
So was the leather journal.
