Chapter 3 - The Silent Tape

At 2:00 AM, long after the restaurant had closed and Madison had gone to sleep in their penthouse, Garrett sat alone inside the dark, heavily encrypted security room of the luxury dining establishment.
Because his holding company owned the restaurant property, Garrett had absolute access to the high-definition surveillance servers.
The glow of the monitor illuminated Garrett's sharp features and the dark tattoos creeping up his neck as he queued up the footage from the private dining room.
"Let’s see what really happened..." Garrett whispered to himself, his voice a low, dangerous rumble.
He fast-forwarded to the exact minute before he opened the heavy oak doors.
On the silent video feed, Madison was leaning over Margaret at the head table. The waitress was standing quietly by the service cart, organizing silverware.
Garrett watched closely as Madison leaned in, her face twisting from her usual sweet smile into a vicious, ugly sneer. Madison said something unheard on the tape, and Margaret immediately shrank back in her chair, shaking her head.
Then, Garrett saw it.
Under the guise of reaching for a napkin, Madison’s hand shot out like a viper. She grabbed the frail, thin skin on the underside of Margaret’s wrist and twisted it violently, pinching the elderly woman with deliberate, agonizing cruelty.
The waitress, catching the cruel act out of the corner of her eye, didn't hesitate. She stepped forward immediately, using her silver tray to forcefully wedge Madison’s hand away from the old woman.
Madison lost her balance, stumbling backward in her high heels, and crashed onto the marble floor just as Garrett opened the door.
Garrett paused the footage. A dark, lethal rage ignited in his chest.
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"You put your hands on my mother..." Garrett whispered, his voice dripping with venom.
👉 Read Part 4 to discover the terrifying secret hidden in the six-month surveillance archives.