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After helping Valerie in the bathroom and holding her until he fell completely asleep, Marcus found himself unable to rest. He decided to head to his study to tackle some pending work. While diligently sorting through emails, his phone lit up with an incoming call from Frederick. Without hesitation, he answered.

“What’s up, my friend?” Marcus asked calmly.

“I thought I wouldn’t catch you awalte,” Frederick replied, his tone tinged with nerves.

“I couldn’t sleep. It’s been an emotional day. But tell me, what’s on your mind?”

“Do you remember the briefcase I gave you when you first erived in Valentia?

“Yes. Why?”

“Have you gone through the information on the USB drive assume you haven’t, since you’ve made no mention of IL. Am I right?”

skimmed through the first folder. All found was

review the entire contents. Back when we conducted the investigation, we were working quickly to ensure no one knew we were digging into them. That was months ago, though. Now it’s

in it? Tell me straight.”

“It’s about Peter.”

the

me when you’re done. Something

check

retrieved the briefcase from his safe and inserted the USB into his

him.

folder Frederick had mentioned. Inside, he found more subfolders, and he donned his reading glasses to begin sifting through the files. Starting with the accident reports, Marcus noted meticulous details. Among them was his own directive forbidding photos or

after page, Marcus read through the official documents, his anxiety growing. Then something caught his attention–a surveillance photo from a city camera. Enlarging the image, he stared at it, his pulse quickening Peter wasn’t alone on the

further to examine the face of the man

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