Chapter 4 - The Twisted Secret
To understand the sheer, suffocating panic suddenly blooming in Veronica's chest, one had to know the dark secret she was desperately trying to hide from the mafia boss sitting next to her.
Veronica wasn't just a wealthy socialite; she was a woman drowning in massive, insurmountable underground gambling debts. A rival syndicate had given her forty-eight hours to pay them two million dollars, or they were going to expose her treacherous financial leaks to Silas. She knew Silas would execute her the second he found out she was compromised.
She had purposefully slipped the massive diamond engagement ring off her own finger earlier that evening. Her plan was completely ruthless: fake a robbery, claim the massive insurance payout to clear her debts, and frame a disabled, deaf waiter who couldn't speak up to defend himself.
It was supposed to be the perfect, flawless crime.
But earlier in the hallway, as she was frantically hiding the heavy diamond ring, the young deaf waiter had accidentally walked around the corner carrying a tray of champagne.
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Veronica’s heart hammered against her ribs. She stared at Leo’s trembling hands. She realized with horrifying clarity that he hadn't just bumped into her—he had seen exactly what she did with the ring.
👉 The truth was hovering in the air, and Silas was about to demand the translation that would seal her doom.
