CHAPTER 5 – The Live Stream That Changed Everything
Ryan froze.
For the first time in years, the man who always controlled every room had nowhere to hide.
Thousands of viewers were already watching the livestream from his mother's phone.
"Ryan..." the old woman said with trembling hands. "Tell them what you did."
His face remained calm.
Then he smiled.
"You really think anyone will believe a senile old woman... a frightened nurse... and a patient who just came out of brain surgery?"
Emily looked around the room.
For one terrifying second, she feared he was right.
Then Grace pulled out her own phone.
"I copied the operating room audio before they erased it."
Ryan's smile disappeared.
Grace pressed play.
His voice echoed through the room.
"Once she's gone, every dollar belongs to me."
Silence.
Even the police officers rushing into the hallway stopped moving.
Ryan lunged toward Grace, trying to snatch the phone.
But before he could reach her, hospital security tackled him to the floor.
Emily watched as the man she once loved screamed like a stranger.
"You don't understand!" Ryan shouted. "I did it because she ruined everything!"
Emily stared into his eyes.
"No, Ryan."
"You ruined yourself."
The officers placed him in handcuffs.
Emily thought it was over.
She was wrong.
Because one detective walked into the room holding an old evidence box.
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"We found something else," he said quietly.
"It belongs to Ryan's first wife."
