Chapter 5 - The Secret Vanessa Wanted Buried
Lucas locked himself inside his office that night.
The wedding was canceled.
Guests left in confusion.
Lily slept beside him, still afraid.
He studied every document.
Every message.
Every photograph.
Then he found something shocking.
Vanessa had been close to Emma before her death.
Closer than Lucas ever knew.
A hidden friendship.
A hidden connection.
But why?
The next morning, Lucas confronted Vanessa.
“Tell me the truth.”
Vanessa looked exhausted.
“I loved Emma.”
Lucas froze.
“You knew my wife?”
“Yes.”
“And she knew something about me.”
Lucas stepped closer.
“What?”
Vanessa looked away.
“She knew I wasn’t the only person trying to find her inheritance.”
Lucas felt his stomach drop.
“My wife had an inheritance?”
Vanessa smiled sadly.
“You never knew, did you?”
Then she whispered.
May you like
“Emma was hiding a fortune.”
“And someone killed to get it.”
