The first few letters were sweet, full of longing. “My dearest Henry, the days feel empty without your voice…” Emily read aloud. Each one painted the story of forbidden love—Clara, the mansion’s young heiress, and Henry, a humble railway worker. Her family had forbidden their relationship, insisting she marry someone of higher standing.
But the tone shifted as the months went on. Clara wrote of plans to run away, of a midnight meeting that would set them free. The final letter, dated November 8, 1924, contained only one haunting line: “Midnight. In the ballroom. Forever.” And then, nothing. Emily placed the letter down gently. “They never made it,” she whispered. Liam nodded, scanning the shelves as if searching for answers. Then his eyes caught something strange on the camera’s screen—a glint from inside the piano upstairs. “Emily,” he said quietly, “there’s something hidden in that piano.”
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