Chapter 4 - The Red LightArthur adjusted his cuff.
"You should control your child."
Sarah stared at him.
Then she looked upward.
A tiny red light blinked from the ceiling.
Once.
Twice.
Again.
Arthur followed her gaze.
His face changed.
The camera.
A 4K security camera was mounted directly above the display area.
It had seen everything.
Lily picking up the paperweight.
Arthur approaching her.
His verbal assault.
The strike.
The fall.
Every second.
Every movement.
Every lie.
Sarah slowly stood while holding Lily.
"You should have checked the CCTV."
Arthur's confidence vanished.
For the first time that evening, he looked afraid.
"Listen," he said quickly. "There has been a misunderstanding."
Sarah said nothing.
Arthur reached into his jacket.
"I can compensate you."
He pulled out his checkbook.
"Fifty thousand."
Sarah stared at the check.
Then at him.
"You think my daughter's pain has a price?"
"You're emotional."
"No."
Sarah's voice became frighteningly calm.
"I'm very clear."
She turned toward Marcus.
"Call the police."
Arthur's eyes widened.
"Marcus."
The gallery owner swallowed.
Sarah continued.
"And make sure that recording is preserved."
The red light kept blinking.
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Arthur had finally met something money could not intimidate.
Evidence.
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