Chapter 3: The Empire Falls

Minutes later, paramedics rushed Evelyn to the hospital.

Police officers arrived soon after.

Victoria tried one last performance.

She cried.

She begged.

She claimed Evelyn had slipped.

Then another security guard entered carrying a second tablet.

"There is more."

The new footage showed Victoria earlier that morning.

She had ordered several servants to leave the staircase unattended.

She had checked the security cameras herself.

She had made sure Alexander was away in his office.

It wasn't an accident.

It was planned.

The lead detective looked at Victoria.

"Victoria Lane, you are under arrest for attempted murder."

Her knees nearly gave out.

She looked toward Alexander.

"Please... tell them this is a misunderstanding."

Alexander never moved.

"I spent years trusting the wrong person."

"I won't make that mistake twice."

As officers placed handcuffs around her wrists, every servant silently stepped aside.

The woman who dreamed of owning the mansion walked out through its front doors as a prisoner.

The cameras outside captured everything.

By sunset, the story had spread across every news channel in the country.

The billionaire's fiancée had fallen...

Not because she was betrayed.

But because the truth finally caught up with her.