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Chapter 1 - The Egg Drop

The luxurious high-rise penthouse was filled with the soft hum of city traffic floating through the floor-to-ceiling windows. The dark city skyline provided a sharp contrast to the bright, warm lighting illuminating the scattered luxury shopping bags and long store receipts littering the marble floor.

At the center of the room stood Clara, a brilliant investigative journalist, wearing a stunning dark red strapless silk gown with a high leg slit. She held a sleek black credit card in one hand and her glowing smartphone in the other.

Opposite her stood her sister-in-law, Diana. Wearing a ridiculous, deliberately humiliating pink retro maid-style uniform, complete with a white apron and cap, Diana held a large glass bowl of raw eggs. A smug, victorious smile stretched across Diana’s face, believing she had finally put Clara in her place.

Just as Diana’s husband, Mark, and her distinguished, silver-haired father-in-law, Richard, walked into the living room, Clara broke the silence.

"You thought this was my personal card, Diana?" Clara asked, her voice calm, icy, and devoid of a single ounce of panic.

Diana’s smug smile instantly vanished. The color drained from her cheeks, leaving her face as white as her ridiculous apron.

"It’s a corporate card," Clara continued, her tone steady and unwavering. "And that's corporate security calling."

Diana went weak in the knees. The heavy glass bowl slipped from her trembling hands, crashing onto the marble floor. Raw egg yolks, whites, and jagged shells splashed violently over her pink uniform, soaking her apron and splattering into her long curly brown hair as she collapsed among the scattered shopping bags.

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"No... wait... I didn't know..." Diana stammered, breathless, her eyes wide with sudden, terrifying dread.

👉 Read Part 2 to discover why Diana was wearing a maid uniform in the first place.

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