Chapter 121: Who’s Playing Games With Me?

"I didn't expect to visit you here..." I said softly, gazing at Randall's tomb.

I had placed him in a mausoleum, partly for my mom's peace of mind. I wanted her to feel he was resting in a dignified place.

. I knew how much she had loved him and how hard it was for her to keep living, knowing he was gone.

"Wherever you are, I hope you're safe. That's what Mom would want for you too," I murmured, placing a bouquet of flowers on his tomb before bowing my head in respect.

After spending some time there, I returned to my car. I hadn't realized how much I'd been driving all day, and my body was starting to feel the strain.

As if on cue, Evangeline texted, asking me to meet her at a bar. Of course, I picked the place.

"Are you getting drunk again?" she asked when she saw the number of bottles on the countertop. I ordered many. "Are you a drunkard?"

I chuckled and shook my head. "No. I just wanted this place to be my endgame."

After all, it was where it all began.

This bar is where I first met Senator Windwood... and Ash. Out of all the places I'd been today, no one would guess where I hid the SD card.

As I sipped my drink, an unknown number called me. A strange feeling crept over me as I answered.

"Clever, Sapphire," a distorted voice said through a voice changer.

It had to be the person following me earlier. The fact that they had my number meant they were close.

you like my little mystery game?" I teased. I heard them chuckle on the other line. "Figure it out. Find

their identity. Was it my father...

hideout. Fortunately, Kesha was already in her room-a space packed with computers and keyboards, some of which were glowing. The sight made me

I said, handing Kesha a

That person might have been clever enough to use a voice changer,

keyboards. Strings of indecipherable code and data scrolled across

turned my attention away, unwilling to let it

done

replied seriously,

wrapped up soon, I might still make it to the Parker Company's board meeting at eight o'clock. Missing it

hopes soared as Kesha's fingers danced across her keyboard at an impressive speed, her

instead, she spoke in a tone that

admitted in a low voice. "A conversation recorded with a voice changer isn't easy to undo... but this one has encryption on

me. What the hell did that mean? I knew what encryption

Can you explain it in

board meeting. I'd sacrificed that meeting to be here, and

"It means there's a clue hidden in the recording you gave me. It contains another

expertise, Kesha. It's exactly why I hired you. I

the one who had called me? I recalled all the contents of the SD

would put the entire organization at risk," Kesha said, snapping

my blood boil. How could a simple recording pose such a

just a conversation!"

just a conversation-it's a trap," she replied, her tone firm. "Whoever this person is, they

keep my composure.. I took it from her hand and slipped it into my

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