Chapter 4 - What Emma Saw
Luca locked the dining room.
Nobody entered or left the Moretti residence without his knowledge.
Emma sat across from him.
Teresa stood behind Luca.
“What did you see?” Luca asked.
Emma thought back.
“Yesterday, around nine.”
“Where?”
“Near the west hall.”
“What happened?”
“I was carrying towels.”
“And?”
“I saw Camille.”
Luca's eyes narrowed.
“Alone?”
“No.”
Emma hesitated.
“There was a man with her.”
Teresa stepped forward.
“What man?”
“I don't know.”
“Describe him.”
Emma closed her eyes.
“Tall. Gray jacket. Dark hair. He had a small scar near his left eyebrow.”
Luca exchanged a look with Teresa.
“You're certain?”
“Yes.”
“Did he see you?”
“I think so.”
“Why didn't you report it?”
Emma looked embarrassed.
“Because I thought he was a guest.”
Luca shook his head.
“Guests don't use the service corridor.”
Emma looked at the envelope.
“Maybe that's why someone wants to know what I saw.”
Teresa nodded.
“Exactly.”
Luca walked to the window.
For the first time, Emma saw something beneath his controlled exterior.
Fear.
Not for himself.
For her.
“You need to stay away from the west hall.”
Emma frowned.
“I work there.”
“Then don't go alone.”
She stood.
“Are you ordering me?”
“Yes.”
Emma stared at him.
Then calmly picked up the silver coffee pot.
“No.”
Teresa covered a smile.
Luca looked genuinely surprised.
“You said you needed my help,” Emma continued. “You didn't say I had to become helpless.”
For several seconds, Luca said nothing.
Then he nodded.
“Fair.”
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But outside the room, a security camera light suddenly went dark.
Someone had just entered the blind spot.
