Chapter 13 - Beatrice Steps Forward
The intruder reached Lorenzo's room.
The door shook.
Beatrice didn't move.
Lorenzo remained in bed.
His breathing was steady.
The door opened.
A man stepped inside.
Beatrice recognized him.
He had delivered medical supplies to the estate for years.
“You.”
He looked surprised.
“You should have run.”
Beatrice held up the punctured IV bag.
“You should have been more careful.”
The man's expression changed.
Lorenzo watched silently.
“You were supposed to die,” the man said.
Beatrice replied:
“But I didn't.”
The man moved toward the bed.
Sebastian appeared behind him.
“Neither did he.”
The man froze.
Sebastian forced him against the wall.
Within minutes, security arrived.
The supplier was arrested.
His phone contained messages from the businessmen behind the scheme.
The evidence was finally complete.
But Sebastian didn't celebrate.
He walked to Lorenzo.
“I owe you an apology.”
Lorenzo looked at him.
“Yes.”
“I nearly destroyed everything.”
“Yes.”
“I thought I was protecting my father.”
“I know.”
Sebastian looked toward Beatrice.
“And she saved your life.”
Lorenzo nodded.
“I know.”
He looked at Beatrice.
For years, she had been a housekeeper.
Someone people ignored.
Someone who knew every room in the estate but was rarely asked what she saw.
Now everyone was listening.
Lorenzo reached for her hand.
“You saved me.”
Beatrice smiled faintly.
“You saved yourself too.”
“No.”
Lorenzo shook his head.
“I only opened my eyes.”
He looked at her.
“You gave me a reason to keep them open.”
Beatrice's expression softened.
But there was still one final problem.
Sebastian's father had been found.
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And he had one last piece of evidence.
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