Chapter 33
When His Eyes Opened
Once Shaun sent the photo to Wanda, he decided to watch over the safe all day in hopes that she
might surprise him.
If Wanda could crack the safeâs code, then he could kick Avery out of the picture without giving her a
penny.
Wanda called about half an hour later and said, âI canât think of anything else other than the
combinations that youâve already tried, but I noticed that the date of birth written here for Laura Jensen
is the one on her ID. Thatâs not her real birthdate. Letâs try again with the real one.â
âAlright!â Shaun responded enthusiastically.
Two hours later, they had finally managed to get the safe door open.
Wanda was right. Jack had used Lauraâs real date of birth and not the one stated on her ID.
Jack had used a combination of Lauraâs and Averyâs birthdates as his passcodes.
The correct passcode and the family portrait in the hidden room matched perfectly together.
It was Jackâs homage to Laura and Avery.
Wanda was on a video call with Shaun, and she burst into a raging fury when the safe opened.
âThat b*st*rd! After all the years weâve been together, he went and set such an important code to
Lauraâs and Averyâs birthdates! Sh*t! He would get an earful from me if he were still alive!â
When Shaun opened the safe, his muscles tightened in excitement, and his eyes sparkled with
anticipation.
He did not hear Wandaâs cussing at all.
There were two security levels to the safe.
The first was the passcode, and the second needed either a key or facial recognition.
The key was inside the room itself, and both Shaun and the other two technical staff knew of its
location.
Shaun turned the key in the safeâs lock and carefully opened the door.
He was met with a completely empty safe.
There was nothing in the safe!
Shaunâs face was a picture of horror and fury.
âF*ck! Where the hell is it?!â
He violently landed his fist on top of the safe as his eyes reddened with anger.
âIt must have been Avery!â Wanda cried from the other side of the phone. âWho else could it be but
her? She gave you that piece of paper on purpose! She must have used her motherâs correct birthdate
to open the safe before this!â 1
âDid she plan to take everything for herself?â Shaun said through gritted teeth.
âD*mn it! I didnât expect her to be this ambitious! You canât let her get away with this, Mr. Locklyn!â
Wanda would love nothing more but for Shaun and Avery to go against each other.
All she had to do was sit back and watch the show.
Shaun ended the video call.
Avery was bad news, but so was Wanda!
He would not have wasted any of his time on them if it did not yield any profit.
He kicked the safe door shut, then thought carefully about when the contents were taken away.
Whether Jack had moved it before his death, or someone had taken it after he died, Avery Tate was
still his biggest suspect.
Did she want to take everything for herself? Did she think she could get away with it that easily?!