Chapter 8 - The Secret Elena Never Knew
Alessandro initially suspected Elena.
Not because he believed she was dangerous.
Because the evidence pointed directly at her.
Her access card had been copied.
Her movements had been recorded.
Someone knew exactly when she brought Mia into the penthouse.
But Elena didn't know how.
Marco claimed the copied access card had been used by a maintenance worker.
Alessandro asked for the worker's name.
Daniel Voss.
The missing contractor.
The investigation became more complicated.
Daniel had apparently copied Elena's access card.
But why?
Alessandro ordered every record connected to Daniel.
A pattern emerged.
Daniel had inspected the laundry room twice during the first month.
Both times, he had reported a problem that did not exist.
He had been creating reasons to enter.
Elena felt betrayed.
“He knew.”
“Maybe,” Alessandro said.
“But he warned me.”
“Which means he may have been doing two things at once.”
Alessandro studied the records.
Daniel had discovered something.
He had tried to protect Elena without exposing himself.
Then three days after his final inspection, he disappeared.
Alessandro followed the financial trail.
Daniel had transferred a small amount of money to an account belonging to Luca.
Elena stared at the screen.
“He helped him?”
“Apparently.”
That meant Luca and Daniel were connected.
But not necessarily against them.
The next clue came from an old building maintenance file.
Three months earlier, Daniel had reported an unauthorized access device installed near the penthouse service corridor.
The report had been closed.
Signed by Marco.
Alessandro looked at him.
“Why?”
Marco's face remained blank.
“I believed it was a faulty sensor.”
“Did you remove it?”
“Yes.”
“Where is it?”
Marco didn't answer immediately.
That silence told Alessandro enough.
The device had never been destroyed.
It had been stored.
Alessandro ordered the evidence room opened.
The device was still there.
Inside its memory was a list of dates.
And every date matched a time when Elena had brought Mia into the penthouse.
Someone hadn't just been watching the baby.
They had been documenting her.
Then Alessandro found the final entry.
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TRANSFER DATE: TOMORROW.
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