Chapter 9 - The Shocking Revelation
"Where is Mateo, Caleb?" Julian roared, his voice shaking the crystal chandeliers above. "Tell me right now before I tear this house apart stone by stone!"
Caleb fell to his knees on the upper landing, weeping hysterically in utter defeat.
"He... he's not dead!" Caleb whimpered, his hands covering his pale face. "I swear I didn't kill him! I couldn't do it!"
The entire room gasped as one unit. Rosa stumbled back half a step, clutching her chest as her heart hammered against her ribs.
"Where is he?!" Julian demanded, taking three rapid strides up the stairs and grabbing Caleb by his collar, lifting him half off the floor.
"In... in the old caretaker's cottage near the north boundary!" Caleb sobbed frantically. "I paid a private security guard to keep him locked in the basement room so he wouldn't go to the police! I sent money every month to keep him fed!"
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Rosa let out a strangled cry of shock and relief, grabbing Lily in a fierce, trembling embrace. "He's alive... Lily, your daddy is alive!"
👉 Will the security team reach the north boundary cottage in time to save Mateo?
