Chapter 46:THE ASSET

The next morning, I couldn’t shake the weight of what I’d learned. The cryptic clues from my mother’s journal, the mysterious insider offering help, and the looming sense that time was running out for me to find this hidden asset. My mind buzzed with possibilities, but one thing was certain—whatever my mother had hidden away, it was crucial. And if I didn’t find it soon, Daniel would make his move, and I would be left with nothing.

Sitting in the small breakfast nook of the cabin, I spread out my mother’s journal, carefully reading every entry. She had been meticulous, her handwriting flowing across the pages in neat cursive. The entries about the asset were scattered, pieces of a puzzle that I needed to fit together.

There was one passage that caught my attention:

*"The asset is safe, for now. But I fear the day Emily will need it. If that time comes, she will know where to look. It’s not the object itself that matters—it’s who holds it."*

I read the words over and over, the meaning