Chapter 10 - The Woman in the Red DressValeria appeared again.
Not in person.
On a security camera.
A woman in a red dress walked into a hotel in downtown Miami.
Her face was hidden.
But the posture was unmistakable.
Julian watched the footage repeatedly.
"That's her."
Marcus nodded.
"We believe so."
They traced the hotel room.
It had been rented under another name.
Inside, investigators found photographs.
Julian.
Eleanor.
Clara.
The coastal house.
The garden.
Even Julian's morning running route.
Valeria had been watching them.
But one photograph made Julian's blood run cold.
It showed him as a child.
Standing beside his father.
Beside them was Victor Hale.
On the back, someone had written:
The son never knew what his father did.
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Julian stared at it.
His entire childhood suddenly felt like a lie.
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Chapter 11 - What His Father HidEleanor finally told him the truth.
Chapter 12 - The Man Who DisappearedVictor Hale was living under another name in a quiet town in Florida.
Chapter 13 - The BetrayalThat night, the power went out.
Chapter 14 - The Truth About the AccidentValeria revealed the final piece.
Chapter 15 - The Fall of ValeriaThe final confrontation happened on the same property where everything had begun.
Chapter 16 - The Morning AfterThe next morning, Miami looked different.
