Page 104 of Deadly Secrets

Me

*rolling eyes emoji* Seriously, Zayn? I show you a childhood photo, and all you can think about is me riding your dick?

Zayn

Maybe I can put you on your four *wink emoji*

Noah

Count me in.

Ander

Any luck with the search?

Me

No.

But I’ll keep going until I’ve checked everywhere. I miss you all.

Noah

We miss you too. Come back to us. We need you.

My heart warmed with his words. How did I get so lucky to have the three of them in my life?

Me

I’ll be there on Sunday evening.

Noah

Make sure you rest these couple of days because the moment we see you, you won’t get any sleep *peach emoji* *cat emoji* *eggplant emoji* *drops emoji* *tongue emoji*

I laughed as I put my phone away in my pocket and continued with the task at hand.

I removed every book and flipped through the pages, expecting a note to drop, but when I placed a couple of books back on the shelf, I noticed something metallic on the wall.

A safe.

My parents never told me they had one. But why would they?

I removed every book from the shelf and looked for the manufacturer’s name. I typed the name on my mobile browser and checked different pages to familiarize myself with the type of safe. Based on the manufacturer’s official website, it could either be a four or six-digit code. However, given that six held sentimental significance for my dad due to my mum’s birthday, which fell on June 6th, 1976, I opted to take a guess. I grabbed a notepad from the desk and sat down on the floor. Before I attempted to try my luck, I guessed brainstorming a bit would not be such a bad idea. I wrote down his birthday, my birthday, and my mom’s birthday, but something told me that those would be an obvious combination for someone to figure out.

I tried a couple of combinations with no luck until something clicked in my head. I quickly stood, dropping the notepad as I walked with determination toward the safe.

091499.

The day my dad and William founded Cos Pharmaceuticals.

Bingo.

The safe opened.

I got so excited that I started jumping and crying at the same time.

I took everything out, except for a gun that I decided to leave inside the safe: a small box—slightly smaller than a shoebox—a couple of diamond necklaces from my mom that I recognized, a few Treasury notes, and some cash.

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