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Chapter 3 - The Wall Behind the MusicAlma closed her hand just a bit, without crushing it. “Don't step on it,” she said with a frightening calm. “If you burst it here, it releases dust and wakes the others.”

“The others?” Alexander asked, his voice breaking.

Julian pressed both hands to his face. “My other eye is burning,” he whispered. “Like something is moving inside.”

Alma turned toward the base of the piano. On one of the sides, behind a wood molding and next to the wall of the music room, there was a narrow opening that no one had ever noticed. The girl knelt and peered inside.

“It didn't come here to hide,” she said very slowly. “It came to warn that they've been found.”

Alexander felt a brutal chill run up his spine. “Found what?”

Alma looked up. For the first time, she looked scared. “The thing they wanted to bury the day your son stopped seeing.”

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Chapter 4 - The Secret LaboratoryJulian collapsed onto his knees, covering his streaming eyes as tears of silver light washed away years of artificial darkness.

Chapter 5 - The Shadow of Dr. VanceDescending into the climate-controlled subterranean lab, Alexander, Julian, and Alma discovered server racks, optic monitoring screens, and medical equipment bearing the logo of Vance Neurological Associates.

Chapter 6 - The First SightThe files revealed a dark truth: twelve years ago, Dr. Vance and Alexander’s former corporate vice president, Richard Sterling (Alexander’s ruthless cousin), had murdered Alexander’s chief research scientist inside the estate to steal a breakthrough quantum energy patent.

Chapter 7 - The Betrayal Unveiled“I see your street urchin ruined a twelve-year masterpiece,” Dr. Vance said coldly over the speaker system. “It doesn't matter, Alexander. Richard and I have already liquidated the tech patents. The automated system in that lab is about to purge all evidence—including you three.”

Chapter 8 - The Exposing of the Medical SyndicateAlexander didn't waste a single second. Using his vast corporate network and military-grade satellite tracking, he alerted the FBI and State Authorities, providing the decrypted data retrieved from the underground server.

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