Chapter 5 - THE DOCTOR WHO DISAPPEAREDThe private investigator's office smelled of old paper and coffee.
Marcus Reed had once worked homicide.
Now he worked for people who needed answers the police couldn't find.
He studied the files for nearly twenty minutes without speaking.
Finally, he looked up.
“This was supposed to look medical.”
Ethan nodded.
“Can you prove it?”
“Not yet.”
Marcus tapped the medication records.
“But whoever did this made one mistake.”
“What?”
“They assumed your father would stay dead.”
Ethan stared at him.
Marcus continued.
“Once he survived, the timeline became a weapon against them.”
They tracked Dr. Lang through three shell companies and a private clinic.
Then they found his car.
Abandoned.
Inside was a passport.
Two phones.
And a handwritten note.
One sentence.
I was told no one would ever know.
Ethan read it twice.
Marcus took the note.
“This man is running.”
“From Maria?”
“Or from whoever Maria is afraid of.”
That night, Maria received a phone call.
“They found the doctor's car.”
Silence.
“Where?”
“Near the airport.”
Maria closed her eyes.
“Find him.”
“He's gone.”
“Then find the son.”
A pause.
“He's with a private investigator.”
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Maria's fingers tightened around her wineglass.
“Then we have a bigger problem.”
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