Chapter 3 - The Missing Maid
The next morning...
One maid never arrived for work.
Her name was Maria Lopez.
Housekeeping supervisor.
She had worked for the Caldwell family for twelve years.
Nobody could reach her.
Her apartment was empty.
Her phone disconnected.
Her neighbors hadn't seen her since yesterday afternoon.
Detective Bennett immediately ordered a welfare check.
Hours later...
Maria finally appeared.
Not at home.
At the police station.
She looked exhausted.
Terrified.
When she saw me...
She burst into tears.
"I thought I was the only one."
She rolled up her sleeve.
Old bruises.
Faded fingerprints.
Ryan.
Again.
Then another housekeeper stepped forward.
Then another.
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The story was no longer about me.
It had become something much bigger.
