Chapter 7 - BRADLEY’S VERSION
Bradley agreed to cooperate after two days in custody.
He blamed Richard.
Said the accident was never meant to paralyze Victoria.
The plan, he claimed, was intimidation.
Damage the brakes.
Create a minor crash.
Make her afraid.
Then Richard could persuade her to delay the audit.
The insert failed differently than expected.
Victoria’s car went through the barrier.
Bradley said he wanted to call for help.
Richard ordered silence.
At the hospital, when they learned she might survive, the plan shifted.
Control the company through incapacity.
Bradley handled medication and access.
Price created records.
Richard controlled the board.
The pool attack, Bradley insisted, was not planned.
He lost his temper.
He believed Victoria had hidden evidence in the brace.
He kicked it.
Released the chair.
Shoved.
He laughed because guests were watching.
The prosecutor asked, “Did you know she could drown?”
“Yes.”
“Did you know the brace increased risk?”
“Yes.”
“Did you stop the chair?”
“No.”
Fear of Richard explained Bradley’s obedience.
It did not erase his choices.
He had spent years competing with Victoria.
Richard told him she was smarter.
Stronger.
More valuable.
Bradley wanted control not only for money.
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For proof that he mattered.
He mistook domination for equality.
