Chapter 11 - Mrs. Dalton's Secret
Mrs. Dalton did not run.
When Adrien confronted her, she simply sat down.
“I wondered when you would find it.”
Adrien stared.
“You worked for Richard.”
“For years.”
“Why?”
She looked at me.
“Because Richard threatened my daughter.”
The same pattern.
Everyone had been controlled through someone they loved.
Mrs. Dalton revealed that Richard had ordered her to monitor Adrien's movements.
But she had never wanted to harm him.
“The photograph?” Adrien asked.
“I didn't take it.”
“Then who did?”
Mrs. Dalton hesitated.
“Victor.”
“And the messages to Maya?”
“Not Victor.”
Adrien's eyes narrowed.
“Who?”
Mrs. Dalton's answer was barely audible.
“Richard himself.”
That changed everything.
Richard wasn't hiding behind Victor.
He was actively watching.
Mrs. Dalton gave Adrien one final piece of information.
Richard planned to leave Chicago that night.
He had arranged a private meeting at the river terminal.
Adrien looked at his watch.
“How long?”
“Forty minutes.”
He turned to me.
“You stay here.”
I shook my head.
“No.”
“Maya.”
“You brought me into this because I saw something your men missed.”
Adrien stared.
I held his gaze.
“I'm not finished seeing.”
May you like
For the first time, he almost smiled.
“Fine.”
