Chapter 3: The Secret Beneath the Mansion
Forensic experts recovered deleted files from the flash drive.
Security footage.
Hospital maintenance logs.
Financial transfers.
Every piece pointed toward one person.
Estelle Pierce.
But Christopher wanted more than evidence.
He wanted the truth.
Late that night, Yvette led him into a forgotten wine cellar beneath the mansion.
Behind an old brick wall was a hidden room.
Dust covered everything.
Boxes.
Letters.
Photographs.
And a leather journal.
It belonged to Christopher's late father.
Inside were decades of handwritten entries.
One final page had been folded separately.
"If anything happens to me or to Emma's mother, Estelle is responsible. She believes money matters more than blood. Protect my granddaughter at all costs."
Christopher collapsed into a chair.
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His father had known.
He had been trying to protect Emma long before he died.
