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One of the men crouched down and waved to her with a grin that screamed mischief. “Hey kid, come here for a second.”

Hearing the unfamiliar voice, Yvonne stopped in her tracks, tilted her head slightly, and pointed at herself as if to ask, “Me?”

“Yeah, you. Who else around here looks like a kid?” one of them chuckled.

Yvonne glanced around and, sure enough, she was the only child in sight.

Still, they were strangers, and she hesitated. But before she could decide, the group waved her over again and coaxed gently, “Come on, we’re nice people. We just want to ask you a few questions.”

Eventually, Yvonne walked over–after all, this was her home.

Even when standing right in front of them, she kept her little face serious and said very properly, “Mommy told me not to talk to strangers.”

Tinley had drilled that into her every night before bed.

The strange men laughed awkwardly. “We’re not strangers–we’re good people, promise.”

They ushered her into the main hall, sat close beside her, and began their interrogation.

“Hey kid, do you know where we are right now?”

They’d been here a while, wandering around like headless chickens, still clueless about where they’d ended up.

The moment Yvonne nodded, they lit up with hope.

“Really? So what’s this place called?”

Yvonne’s voice was clear and cheerful. “My house.”

Their expectant smiles froze mid–air. For a moment, they looked like cartoon characters caught in a glitch.

Yvonne’s big, sparkly eyes blinked up at them, full of innocence and confusion. And technically, she wasn’t wrong—it was her house. But the adults had been hoping for a different kind of answer.

wanted weren’t exactly

remained patient and sweet, answering every

Mommy is

is my house. My name

know the person you’re talking about. You should ask grown–ups.

little face completely disarmed them. They were so charmed by her that their questions started veering off–course. Her voice was soft, her answers polite, and she was just so adorably sincere—it was

interesting about any of this, but

immediately flagged down a passing nanny and said, “You help these uncles with

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they could stop her,

face to face with a complete stranger, the group found themselves

far more composed than they were. She had clearly seen a lot in her

they cut to the chase. The thing they were most desperate to know was: Where the

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small amount of amusement, “You’re at the

family? The name rang a

the men mumbled under his breath, “Our team leader’s last name is Holmes…”

weren’t exactly insiders, but working in the same system, they’d heard the rumors. Whispers about Yehuda’s rapid rise,

from an influential family. Others claimed the only reason he kept getting promoted was because

they’d all taken those rumors with a grain of salt. But standing here, in this sprawling estate, the truth was starting to feel

it had to be the powerhouse behind

whisked away the moment they arrived–by people from this family–it was impossible not

one spoke after that. They just waited

someone who had just found a clear path

go,” he said. “Everything’s clear now. We just need to meet with a specialist

each

what was on their minds. From the moment they’d stepped through the gates of the Holmes estate, he’d known

and once they were in the car, he took the

it’s difficult to determine

of the others frowned. “Not even the regular appraisal

“A leading expert

“He’s a highly

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