Chapter 3 - THE SECRET IN THE STUDYLate that night, Elena was carrying folded laundry past Mark's study when she heard voices.
She stopped.
The door was slightly open.
Victoria was inside.
"I don't understand why you're delaying this," she said.
Mark's voice sounded tired.
"We'll talk about the wedding later."
"This isn't about the wedding."
Victoria's voice became sharper.
"It's about the inheritance."
Elena's breathing stopped.
Mark lowered his voice.
"Leo is my son. Everything I own will eventually go to him."
Silence.
Then Victoria whispered:
"Exactly."
Elena quietly stepped backward.
She didn't hear anything else.
But she didn't need to.
For the first time, the pieces began connecting.
Victoria wasn't interested in becoming Leo's mother.
She was interested in becoming the woman who controlled Leo's inheritance.
And if Leo stood between her and fifty million dollars—
What would she be willing to do?
Elena returned to her small room that night and locked the door.
She couldn't sleep.
Outside, rain began striking the windows.
Then she heard footsteps in the hallway.
Slow.
Careful.
Someone stopped outside Leo's bedroom.
Elena opened her door.
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Victoria was standing there.
Watching the sleeping child.
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