Chapter 10 - The Real MotiveVivian finally confessed.
She had spent years controlling the family estate.
The house.
The trust.
The financial accounts.
The necklace was only one piece of a much larger inheritance.
If Elena's claim became public, Vivian could lose control of everything.
“I thought I could frighten her into leaving,” Vivian admitted.
Daniel stared at his mother in disbelief.
“You were willing to send an innocent woman to prison?”
Vivian's eyes filled with tears.
“I was protecting what belonged to this family.”
“No,” Daniel said. “You were protecting what you stole from it.”
The officer moved toward Vivian.
But before she could be taken away, Daniel noticed something on the security footage.
The figure who entered the hallway had not been alone.
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A second shadow appeared briefly near the staircase.
Someone else had been watching.
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