Chapter 3 — A Billionaire Starts Looking
Chapter 3 — A Billionaire Starts Looking
Nathaniel had built an empire by trusting evidence instead of emotion.
So he did exactly what he had done during every corporate investigation.
He gathered facts.
The estate security office contained forty-three cameras.
Front gate.
Garage.
Garden.
Hallways.
Library.
Wine cellar.
Kitchen.
Every entrance.
Every corridor.
Everything...
Except the staircase.
His mother had always hated cameras inside the formal foyer.
"They make a family home feel like a prison."
Nathaniel had agreed years ago.
Now he regretted it.
He reviewed every recording from the previous afternoon.
Vivien entered the foyer first.
Margaret appeared nearly thirty seconds later.
Then both women disappeared into the blind spot surrounding the staircase.
Seven seconds passed.
A scream.
Nathaniel watched the footage again.
And again.
On the fifth viewing, something caught his attention.
Vivien reappeared.
She wasn't running.
She wasn't panicking.
She calmly adjusted her sweater sleeve.
Then...
Only after nearly three full seconds...
She screamed.
Nathaniel froze the frame.
Three seconds.
Someone who had just watched an elderly woman fall down a marble staircase wouldn't pause to straighten her clothing.
Unless...
She already knew exactly what had happened.
He copied the footage onto an encrypted drive.
May you like
For the first time since proposing to Vivien...
He locked his office door before opening his laptop.
