Chapter 4 - Caught in the Act
The heavy study doors burst open as Richard stepped into the room, flanked by his personal attorney and a corrupt private investigator. Richard wore a smug, arrogant grin, completely unaware that Mr. Duca had already uncovered the secret door.
"Brother, what is all this noise at midnight?" Richard sneered, holding a stack of forged legal papers in his leather gloved hand. "I came to inform you that your head maid fled the property after stealing fifty million dollars in bonds. I've already filed the police report."
Richard froze dead in his tracks as his eyes traveled from Mr. Duca to Sarah, who was kneeling on the rug holding Mia and Lily close.
The open bookshelf stood wide behind them, exposing the hidden underground holding room and the two restrained guards.
Mr. Duca’s face was an unreadable mask of ice as he casually adjusted his luxury watch and stepped toward his stepbrother. "Is that so, Richard? Because Sarah was just telling me how you personally locked her down there forty-eight hours ago."
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Richard's face drained of all color, his arrogant grin instantly dissolving into sheer terror.
👉 Read PART 5 to see the damning evidence Mia had hidden in her sweater!
