Chapter 6 - The VideoElena held the phone high.
The screen showed the wine cellar.
A timestamp appeared in the corner.
7:14 p.m.
The crowd fell silent.
The video began.
Caroline appeared on screen.
Walking through the cellar.
Opening Arthur's private cabinet.
Removing the vial.
Approaching the decanter.
The ballroom erupted in whispers.
Arthur stopped breathing.
He looked at Caroline.
Then back at the screen.
Then at Caroline again.
“That's impossible,” Caroline whispered.
The video continued.
There was no ambiguity.
No missing footage.
No convenient blind spot.
Just Caroline.
Arthur's face turned pale.
“You were down there.”
Caroline shook her head.
“Arthur, listen to me—”
“You were down there.”
His voice cracked.
The woman beside him suddenly seemed like a stranger.
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