CHAPTER 4 – The Hidden Recording
Daniel placed a small black device on the table.
The attorney's face changed.
"Mr. Brooks... where did you get that?"
Daniel answered quietly,
"From behind the vault door."
Everyone turned toward the steel vault.
Inside, hidden beneath the wooden box, was an old recorder Richard had left behind.
Daniel pressed play.
Richard's weak voice filled the mansion.
"I know my children will try to destroy Evelyn after I'm gone."
Victoria froze.
"So I recorded everything."
The tape continued.
"Victoria forged company documents."
"My son Marcus stole from the charity fund."
"My brother paid doctors to keep Daniel's birth hidden."
One by one...
The secrets spilled out.
The family that had looked so perfect was rotting from the inside.
Victoria screamed,
"Turn it off!"
But it was too late.
The attorney had already called the police before the meeting began.
Blue and red lights flashed through the mansion windows.
Daniel looked at Evelyn and gently took her hand.
"You don't have to be afraid anymore."
Victoria pointed at Evelyn with hatred.
"This is all your fault!"
Evelyn finally lifted her head.
For the first time in forty-three years, she did not bow.
"No, Miss Victoria."
Her voice was soft...
But powerful.
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"I only kept the door closed."
"Your father opened it."
