Chapter 4: The Secret Inside the Fire 😱💀
Daniel spun around.
A shadow emerged from the darkness.
An elderly woman.
Her face pale.
Eyes filled with fear.
"I worked at the warehouse," she said.
"I've been waiting twenty years for this."
She introduced herself as Margaret Cole.
Former safety inspector.
The only surviving witness.
And she carried a secret capable of destroying empires.
Margaret handed Daniel a weathered folder.
Inside were documents marked CONFIDENTIAL.
His hands shook as he read.
The fire had never been an accident.
Someone had sabotaged the building.
The explosion had been planned.
Daniel's chest tightened.
The signatures on the documents belonged to executives from the company that owned the warehouse.
A company that no longer existed.
Because after the disaster it had quietly restructured.
Changed names.
Merged with investors.
And eventually became—
Hart Global Industries.
Daniel's own corporation.
His eyes widened.
"No..."
Margaret nodded slowly.
"You inherited more than a company."
Daniel turned page after page.
Then found something that shattered him completely.
A final report.
One he had never seen before.
The report stated that Scott had discovered evidence of the sabotage hours before the fire.
And he had tried to warn Daniel.
But someone intercepted the message.
Someone powerful.
Someone willing to kill.
Then Daniel saw the last attachment.
A photograph.
Taken the night of the fire.
A man stood near the warehouse moments before the explosion.
The image was blurry.
But the face was recognizable.
Daniel felt the air leave his lungs.
Because the man in the photo was his own father.
The founder of the company.
The man Daniel had worshipped his entire life.
And at that exact moment, Daniel's phone rang.
An unknown number.
He answered.
A voice spoke softly.
A voice he hadn't heard in twenty years.
"Daniel..."
Silence.
Then—
"They know you've found the truth."
The line crackled.
"Run."
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And the call ended.
To Be Continued... 😱🔥👀
