Chapter 5 - The Interrogation Begins
The room exploded into low, angry whispers among the cartel leaders, but nobody dared move a muscle under the barrels of the assault rifles.
Vivian stepped toward Alessandro, her hands shaking as her face turned pale. "Alessandro! What is the meaning of this madness? You are insulting our guests! You are insulting my father!"
Alessandro turned his piercing gaze toward Vivian. "Your father?"
He walked toward the center of the hall, holding the blue rabbit up for everyone to see.
"Four years ago, my sister Isabella was ambushed on her way to the coast," Alessandro spoke, his voice echoing off the high marble walls. "The traitor took her life, but her body was never found. The only thing missing from her estate was a family heirloom—a silver crest given to her by our mother."
Alessandro pointed to the stitched symbol under the toy's ear.
"This thread was woven using silver wire from that exact crest," Alessandro continued coldly. "Mrs. Bennett... who was Emma's mother?"
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Mrs. Bennett wiped her tears, her voice ringing clear through the silent room. "Her mother was Isabella Moretti, sir. She survived the ambush, but she was forced into hiding by the man who paid for her execution."
👉 Who was the man who had paid for the execution of Alessandro's sister?
