Chapter 5 - The Medical Records
Vincent pushed himself up from the marble floor, his muscles tense, his mind racing. "The police report said the brakes failed on her car, Sofia. It was a tragic accident on the canyon road."
"It wasn't an accident," Sofia replied firmly, remaining on her knees. "Before she died, your mother gave the Mother Superior at the convent a sealed envelope. It contained her private medical records and copies of your father’s financial transfers. The Mother Superior held onto them until I was old enough to understand."
Sofia slowly unbuttoned the top of her maid uniform and pulled out a small, folded stack of heavily encrypted bank documents. She slid them across the marble floor toward Vincent.
"Your father found out about me," Sofia said, her voice completely devoid of emotion. "He hired a private investigator. He discovered the payments your mother was secretly making to the convent to ensure I was cared for."
Vincent picked up the documents. His eyes scanned the highlighted wire transfers. They were undeniable.
"When your father confronted her, she threatened to expose his illegal offshore accounts to the feds if he hurt me," Sofia explained, the reality of the horror washing over her. "So, he didn't touch her. Instead, he paid his personal mechanic fifty thousand dollars to cut the brake lines on her car."
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Vincent stopped breathing. His father had murdered his mother.
👉 How does Vincent's supposedly dead father connect to the missing watch?
