CHAPTER 4: The Mistress Knew Everything
Her name was Vanessa Hart.
To the world, she was Daniel’s “business consultant.”
To Emily, she had been the woman standing in the background of every lie.
Vanessa had helped Daniel rewrite the insurance papers.
She had found the men for the yacht.
She had even chosen the date because the weather report predicted rough waves.
But Vanessa made one mistake.
She thought Daniel loved her.
When she discovered Daniel planned to take Emily’s fortune and disappear without her, she panicked.
That night, she tried to flee the city with a suitcase full of cash.
She never made it past the airport.
Police arrested her at Gate 14.
Inside her phone, detectives found deleted messages from Daniel.
“After she’s gone, we split everything.”
“Make sure the men don’t talk.”
“No body. No murder.”
Vanessa cried during interrogation.
She blamed Daniel.
Daniel blamed Vanessa.
But Emily had already beaten them both.
Before the yacht trip, she had hired a private investigator to follow Vanessa.
Every meeting.
Every payment.
Every secret kiss.
Everything had been recorded.
And the biggest twist came three days later.
A fisherman discovered something floating near an abandoned island.
It was Emily’s torn life jacket.
But there was no body.
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Only one message carved into the plastic with a broken piece of metal:
“I survived.”
