Chapter 2 - The Security Footage
Daniel pressed the spacebar on his laptop keyboard without taking his cold gaze off Vanessa.
The screen glowed bright, displaying crisp 4K footage captured from a hidden ceiling lens outside the hallway laundry room. The timestamp in the corner read yesterday afternoon, 2:15 PM.
On the screen, Vanessa dragged a weeping Emma by her tiny wrist down the hallway. She shoved the terrified four-year-old into the pitch-black laundry closet, turned the brass lock key from the outside, and walked away toward the kitchen to sip wine.
The video fast-forwarded. Emma remained trapped inside the dark room for sixty-two minutes before Vanessa finally unlocked the door.
Vanessa’s face drained of all color. Her mouth opened in shock, but no sound came out as the indisputable proof played on repeat.
Daniel closed the laptop lid with a slow, loud thud that echoed through the room like a gavel falling in court.
"Get out of my house," Daniel whispered, his voice dangerously low, calm, and unyielding. "Right now."
Vanessa backed away from the table, her hands trembling violently as she clutched her expensive leather purse.
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"Daniel, please, let me explain!" Vanessa gasped, tears welling in her eyes. "I was just trying to discipline her! She was disobeying me!"
👉 What unexpected gesture from little Emma is about to uncover a far darker crime?
