Chapter 419
Chapter 419:
Her mind went blank. She couldn’t figure out who would dare make such a demand, or how that person even knew about the mountain’s secret. If it was true, then someone had been watching them all along. The thought sent a chill through her. She drew in a sharp breath and pointed at the page. “This handwriting isn’t the same as last time p>
Kyson didn’t respond right away. His eyes darkened, and whatever he was thinking stayed buried behind a heavy silence. He gave a short nod, then turned and laced his fingers through Kailey’s. “Let’s head inside p>
Wind swept across the yard and stirred the dry leaves, which scraped against the ground with a low rustling sound. The front of the villa stood empty, as though the letter had simply appeared without a trace.
After what had just happened, Kyson didn’t feel comfortable letting Kailey go to the company by herself. He called Devin and asked him to come pick her up.
“What about you?” she asked.
“I’m going to dig into this,” Kyson said, holding both the earlier note and the new letter in his hand. “Whether someone’s trying to scare us or just playing games, we’ll find out how long they think they can stay hidden p>
Kailey knew he had his ways of handling things, but the unease in her chest wouldn’t fade. Pushing that feeling down, she stepped closer and wrapped her arms around him. “You’ve got to be careful too, okay p>
𝖳h𝖾 𝗺𝘰ѕ𝗍 𝗽оp𝘶𝗅ar 𝗇𝗈𝘷𝗲𝘭s оn ѕ.𝗰𝘰m
He didn’t say anything right away. Still, something flickered in his eyes, and it held her there for a second longer than she expected.
Once Kailey left, Kyson contacted property management and asked for the surveillance footage from the area. Security in this neighborhood was strict — delivery workers had to report through management, and anyone from outside needed to register before entering. Yet when they checked the logbook, there were no unusual entries.
“Mr. Blake, only one person came in this morning. It was a maintenance worker,” one of the staff members said.
The footage showed a man dressed in work clothes. A cap and a mask covered most of his face. He looked around to make sure no one was watching, then tossed something over the wall into the yard. It was the letter.
Kyson pressed his fingers to the bridge of his nose and stayed silent. Tension settled over the room, and the two property staff members glanced at each other, clearly on edge.
“Should we contact the maintenance company and ask for that worker’s information?” one of them asked carefully.
“No.” If someone had gone through the trouble of using a fake identity, they wouldn’t have left behind anything that could lead back to them.
Kyson memorized the vehicle’s license plate number before heading back into the villa. Once inside, he snapped a photo and sent it to Rayden. “Find out where this car with the fake plate came from p>
A reply came almost instantly. “How do you know it’s fake if we haven’t checked it yet p>
“If it wasn’t fake, they wouldn’t bother hiding who they are p>
“Got it,” Rayden responded.
After ending the chat, Kyson set his phone aside and picked up the two letters again, studying every detail carefully more than once.