Chapter 10 - The RecordingDavid searched deeper.
Behind a false drawer, he found an old digital recorder.
He pressed play.
Static filled the room.
Then Eleanor's voice.
"We have waited long enough."
Another voice answered.
"What about the daughter?"
"She doesn't know anything."
"And if she discovers it?"
Silence.
Then Eleanor spoke.
"Then she cannot be allowed to speak."
David stopped breathing.
The recording continued.
"The pregnancy complicates matters."
Eleanor answered calmly.
"Then remove the complication."
David dropped the recorder.
His hands shook violently.
The attack wasn't about family honor.
It wasn't about inheritance.
It was about silence.
Someone wanted Chloe dead before she could uncover the truth.
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And now David knew something else.
His mother was not acting alone.
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Chapter 11 - The Betrayal Inside the EmpireDavid contacted the family attorney.
Chapter 12 - Chloe WakesChloe opened her eyes at dawn.
Chapter 13 - The WitnessMartha arrived in a wheelchair.
Chapter 14 - The Second VaultThey found it beneath the old family estate.
Chapter 15 - The EscapeDavid found a ventilation passage.
Chapter 16 - The Fall of Eleanor VillaseñorThe hearings lasted weeks.
