Chapter 8 - The Shadow of the Past
As Lena was escorted out in tears, the lead detective pulled a second folder from his leather briefcase and held it out toward Tess.
"Mrs. Morland, when your son opened that safe, we also recovered a sealed bank box registered under your late father's name," the officer stated firmly.
Tess froze, her hand gripping her handbag tighter. "My father's name? He passed away three years ago from a sudden illness..."
"He didn't die of natural causes, Tess," Kieran snarled from the floor, his voice raspy and devoid of any humanity. "Your precious father was about to write you into his corporate board! I couldn't let him hand control to an inexperienced woman!"
Gasps echoed through the high-end dining room. Tess felt the room spin around her as the horrifying reality settled into her mind.
Kieran hadn't just cheated on her and embezzled her children's money—he had deliberately manipulated her father's medical prescriptions to accelerate his decline and take over the Morland estate.
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"You monster..." Tess whispered, her voice barely audible over the hum of the air conditioner.
👉 How did Kieran plan to escape justice even with the police standing over him?
