Chapter 4 - The Unseen Witness
Margaret gasped violently, her chest heaving as she backed away toward a marble pillar. "She’s lying! She’s an unhinged maid trying to extort my family!"
"Eight years ago, I was nineteen, terrified, and had no power or money to fight you," Clara continued, her voice steady and resolute. "When you caught me at the suite door, you had your security guards frame me for theft so no police officer would believe my story if I spoke up. You ruined my life to buy your own silence."
The guests began whispering furiously among themselves. Members of the city's high council looked at Margaret with growing disgust and suspicion.
Adriano rested his hand on the lapel of his tailored black jacket. "Eight years ago, Clara didn't go to the police because she knew you owned the local precinct, Margaret. Instead, she brought a single item she recovered from the suite floor straight to me."
Adriano gestured toward the open safe. Beside the diamond necklace lay an old, blood-stained velvet box and an audio micro-recorder from eight years ago.
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"Evelyn Callaway was my close business partner," Adriano revealed in an icy tone. "She knew you were embezzling tens of millions from the family hotels. The night she confronted you with the audit reports, she recorded the entire conversation."
👉 Read on as Adriano plays the hidden audio recording in front of the entire ballroom.
