MISTAKE 62

Chapter 62: Daniel plays dirty

Just as Daniel was about to delve into his overflowing inbox, his phone buzzed insistently. Glancing at the caller ID, he saw it was Neil. With a furrowed brow, Daniel answered the call.

"Neil, what's the urgency?" Daniel inquired, his voice laced with a chill. Every time Neil called, he knew it had something to do with Anya.

"Daniel, we have a problem," Nell descended on his cars. "There's talk online about escalating the smear campaign against Anya."

Daniel's heart sink at the news. "What's the plan?" he asked, his tone sharp.

"They're planning to release more damaging content," Neil replied grimly. "It is as though they want to press her further. It doesn't make any sense; what do they want to get by pressing some more?" "This may have more to do than Anya, or there is something they want from Anya that even she does not know," Daniel said.

"I found something that could be related to that," Neil said.

"What?"

"The painting you acquired before, Anya in the wind, there is a lot of charter about it," Neil

answered.

"That shouldn't be odd; I heard that it is quite the famous painting." Daniel did not seem to see the point.

"This painting has passed hands many times, even with a few governments trying to buy it

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but being outbid by private buyers. It has been stolen quite a few times and shown up on the black market for ten times the price," Neil explained.

a normal painting," he frowned. He knew that Anya

he doubted that it had much to do

is a map to some treasures, some to gold, and the most resentful, to hidden military weapons,"

absurd,"

how do you think it ended up in a small auction somewhere? I checked the price you bought it at; it was at least

saying someone wanted me

off the coast of Hawaii. He claimed to be the

the one who started the rumor. He does not even recall what

No one knows why the rumor. fermented this long. There are those who have spent their lives deciphering this. According to what I heard, people have found very random things following

"Send me all the information on this

"What will you do?"

Danel play

will send it to

for this

the video from that day,"

understand, Daniel. How big do you want to make it?"

"The bigger the better."

wasted no time. He swiftly dialed the number for Ethan, the

a sense of purpose evident in his stride.

herself," he informed

I will get to that immediately," he answered

to coerce Anya into signing. Make it big. I will send you some documents. It contains the relationship between the parties involved, including Anya's lawyer." "Sure." Ethan had been following this matter at

responsibilities, Daniel received constant reports on the situation concerning Anya online. When he saw

mind buzzed with thoughts of Anya. She has been all he could think about for more than a month now. He knew that she was vulnerable right now, so it was easier for him to get closer to her. He could not waste this opportunity. The doors. slid

floor passing by in slow motion as Daniel's thoughts drifted back

the doors slid open to reveal the dimly lit parking lot. Daniel stepped out, his footsteps

car.

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