Chapter 19 - The Door That Wasn't ClosedAdrien immediately contacted Arthur.
The old records were reopened.
Shelter documents.
Foster-care files.
Hospital records.
Everything they had assumed was lost was examined again.
One detail kept appearing.
A name neither of them recognized.
A private foundation had funded emergency relocation services for children in the Chicago shelter twenty-two years ago.
The foundation had been connected to an investment company.
That investment company had later done business with Adrien's father.
Adrien stared at the screen.
“My father knew?”
“We don't know,” Arthur said.
Maya looked at Adrien.
“Then find out.”
He nodded.
But before they could investigate further, the mansion's security system sounded.
Once.
Twice.
Then every light in the house went dark.
Leo began crying upstairs.
Adrien immediately moved toward Maya.
“Stay here.”
“No.”
She took his hand.
“Not this time.”
The emergency lights flickered on.
At the end of the hallway stood a figure.
A stranger.
Holding another envelope.
May you like
The stranger placed it on the floor.
Then disappeared into the darkness.
