Chapter 7 - The First CrackThat night, David returned to the penthouse alone.
Police tape crossed the entrance to the observatory.
He stood beside the broken floor.
Something bothered him.
The failure had been too precise.
The safety glass was engineered to withstand enormous pressure.
The structural supports had not simply cracked.
They had been compromised.
David called an independent engineer.
"Come tonight."
"Mr. Villaseñor, the building is sealed."
"I own the building."
There was a pause.
"Understood."
Two hours later, the engineer examined the remains.
He looked increasingly disturbed.
"This wasn't spontaneous."
David stared at him.
"What are you saying?"
The engineer pointed toward the steel frame.
"These supports were deliberately weakened."
David's stomach dropped.
"Can you prove it?"
"Not yet."
"But?"
The engineer hesitated.
"Someone knew exactly where to cut."
David looked toward the elevator.
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His mother's private office was only thirty feet away.
For the first time, he wondered whether the attack had been planned long before Chloe ever stepped onto the glass.
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