Chapter 3: Betrayal in the Dark
Emergency red lights flooded the room.
Then—
BANG!
A gunshot.
Screams filled the hall.
Elena turned.
Vivian collapsed to the marble floor.
Blood spread beneath her.
With her final strength, Vivian grabbed Elena’s wrist.
“The man who killed your father… is closer than you think.”
Her hand went limp.
Elena opened the USB.
Security footage.
Three months earlier.
Her father entering his office late at night.
And behind him—
Marcus Hale.
The chairman of the board.
The man who had guided Elena through everything since her father died.
In the video, Marcus poured poison into her father’s whiskey.
Elena’s body went cold.
Marcus had killed him.
And framed Vivian all those years ago to cover his tracks.
Suddenly, a hand touched Elena’s shoulder.
She turned.
Marcus stood behind her.
May you like
Smiling.
“You’re smarter than I gave you credit for.”
