Chapter 5 - The Collapse of a LieVanessa finally broke.
"My boutique is failing!"
Her confession echoed across the marble foyer.
She admitted she had planned an insurance fraud scheme. She needed money desperately and intended to make the stolen necklace appear to have been taken by an employee.
Clara had simply been the easiest target.
A housekeeper.
Someone nobody important would defend.
Daniel's jaw tightened.
"You were willing to destroy an innocent woman's life."
"I had no choice!"
"You always had a choice."
Vanessa sobbed.
Daniel motioned toward security.
"Take her to the East Wing."
"Daniel!"
"Now."
The guards escorted Vanessa away as she screamed that she was a Sterling.
But Daniel didn't follow her.
He remained in the foyer.
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Facing Clara.
For the first time, the billionaire looked like a man who had finally realized how ugly his world could become.
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