Chapter 5 - The Master Trap
Mark’s hands shook violently as he grabbed his mother's shoulders. The arrogant, composed facade he wore all evening completely shattered into a million pieces.
"Mom! No... wait... that was supposed to be..." Mark stammered, his voice cracking with pure, panicked desperation. He caught himself just before saying Diane's bowl.
He whipped his head around, staring wildly at his wife.
Diane sat perfectly upright in her chair. The expression on her face was not one of shock, nor concern, nor fear. It was a look of absolute, lethal victory.
She held up her smartphone, the screen brightly displaying the recording of Mark pouring the white powder into the soup. In her other hand, she held the empty, torn packet she had retrieved from the kitchen trash can.
"I swapped our bowls, Mark," Diane repeated, her voice dripping with cold, unyielding authority. "Look at what you did to your mother."
Mark’s breath hitched in his throat. He stared at the phone screen, his eyes wide with absolute terror. The reality of his situation crashed down upon him, suffocating him. She hadn't just caught him cheating—she had caught him committing attempted murder.
"You... you knew?" Mark whispered in pure panic, backing away from his choking mother as if Diane were a ghost.
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"I've known for two weeks, Mark," Diane stated quietly, her eyes locking onto his with a terrifying intensity. "I know about the dark web purchases. I know about the secretary. And I know about the offshore accounts."
👉 Read Part 6 to see the arrival of the authorities.
