Chapter 11 - The Account Nobody Was Supposed to Find
Teresa finally revealed the truth.
The old account had never been used for crime.
It had been a protection fund.
Luca's father had created it after several employees and their families helped him survive a dangerous period.
The names belonged to ordinary people.
Drivers.
Housekeepers.
Accountants.
Even a doctor.
People who had risked everything for the Morettis.
Teresa had hidden the records because exposing them could put those families in danger.
Gideon wanted the list.
Not to destroy Luca.
To sell the names to people who wanted leverage over the family.
Emma understood.
“So everyone thought the property file was the target.”
“It was a distraction,” Luca said.
The real target was the account.
“And Camille?”
“She was useful because she could get close to me.”
“Marco?”
“Useful because he could access the house.”
“Me?”
Luca looked at her.
“You were useful because everyone ignored you.”
Emma's expression tightened.
“That sounds insulting.”
“It isn't.”
He stepped closer.
“It was their mistake.”
Emma looked away.
Then she remembered something.
“The coffee.”
Luca frowned.
“What about it?”
“Gideon always appeared when I was carrying coffee.”
Teresa stared.
Emma continued.
“He knew when I would be in certain corridors.”
Luca understood.
Someone had been tracking the household through Emma's routine.
Not because she was suspicious.
Because she was predictable.
And then Emma said something that changed the investigation.
“I can remember every time I saw Gideon.”
“How?”
“Because every time, the coffee pot was full.”
Luca stared.
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The coffee schedule could reconstruct his movements.
And that meant Emma had accidentally become the best witness in the entire investigation.
