Chương 6 - The Paper Trail
Camille backed away toward the glass windows, her champagne-gold gown rustling loudly in the quiet hall. Her hands trembled as she clutched her diamond necklace.
"Dr. Harrison is a respected physician!" Camille stammered, her voice cracking. "You're listening to a nobody nurse over your own fiancée? I've stayed by your side for six months while you've been a cripple!"
"You stayed by my side to sign the power of attorney documents," Nico said, his voice dropping into a deadly whisper.
Adeline reached into her scrubs pocket and pulled out a folded piece of paper—the official lab report with the hospital's certified stamp.
"It's not just the pills, Mr. Alfieri," Adeline said calmly, handing the document to Nico. "The toxicology report confirms the toxin is designed to induce gradual cardiac failure within six months. If you had continued taking these pills for two more weeks, it would have looked like a natural heart attack."
Nico scanned the medical report, his eyes stopping at the chemical breakdown. His blood ran cold.
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Two weeks. In two weeks, he would have been dead, and Camille—as his legal fiancée with power of attorney—would have inherited controlling shares of the Alfieri shipping empire.
👉 Who was working behind the scenes with Camille to steal the entire Alfieri syndicate?
