Chapter 4 - The Vault Behind the Paintings
"Audit my books?" Grant stammered, his voice cracking as his bravado completely shattered. "My accounts are audited every quarter by top global firms! You have nothing! You're bluffing to protect this worthless kid!"
Eleanor slid her smartphone into her white cape dress pocket and walked slowly toward the grand oil painting hanging over the marble fireplace.
The dining room remained in stunned, breathless silence. Claire looked up at her mother in total disbelief, slowly realizing that the quiet woman who had gently baked cookies with Noah was secretly a formidable force of justice.
Eleanor reached behind the heavy gilded frame of the painting and pressed a small hidden button. A soft electronic chime sounded, and the wall paneling slid back, revealing a fireproof steel safe that Grant had kept hidden for over a decade.
Grant gasped violently, grabbing the back of a dining chair to steady his weak knees. "How... how do you know about that safe?!"
"You changed the combination four years ago to your first offshore bank account number in Switzerland," Eleanor said calmly. "You always were predictable, Grant. Arrogant men always reuse their favorite numbers."
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Eleanor entered the code into the digital keypad. The heavy steel door popped open with a solid click.
👉 Read on to see the shocking documents stored inside the secret safe.
