Chapter 9 - THE SECRET HIS FATHER BURIEDHis father finally told him.
Years earlier, the Hayes company had nearly collapsed.
A mysterious investor had saved it.
The man in the photograph.
His name was Daniel Voss.
But the investment had come with a condition.
One that Ethan's father refused to discuss.
“What condition?”
His father looked toward the window.
“I made a promise.”
“To whom?”
“Someone who saved my life.”
Ethan frowned.
“Why would Maria care?”
“She doesn't.”
His father's expression darkened.
“Someone else does.”
Before Ethan could ask more, the hospital lights flickered.
The monitors went black.
For five seconds, the room was completely dark.
Then the lights returned.
A message appeared on Ethan's phone.
STOP DIGGING.
He looked at his father.
May you like
His father whispered:
“They found you.”
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