Chapter 10: The Unseen Guest
The storm grew fierce, knocking out the estate’s power grid at midnight. The grand house fell into pitch darkness, save for the flickering candlelight in the foyer.
A floorboard creaked near the front study.
Julian, carrying a heavy flashlight, moved quietly down the grand staircase. He saw a shadowed figure standing by the open wall safe in his office.
“You came back for the rest of it, didn't you?” Julian said calmly, stepping into the doorway.
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The figure turned slowly. The beam of light revealed an elderly man with silver hair, wearing a worn coat soaked from the rain. His face was weathered, etched with decades of pain and resentment.
“You look just like your grandfather, boy,” the man rasped.
