Chapter 4: The Secret Buried Beneath Glass
For twenty-four hours, Liam investigated everything.
Every employee.
Every security record.
Every message.
Every hidden financial transaction.
And what he discovered made his blood run cold.
Someone had been secretly transferring money from the family accounts.
Large amounts.
For years.
The payments led to a private medical facility.
A facility that had no connection to his family.
Until Liam found one name.
Victoria.
His wife.
That night, Liam confronted her.
The woman he had loved for twelve years.
The mother of his daughter.
The person he believed was his partner.
“You knew.”
Victoria looked at the documents on the table.
Her face changed.
Only slightly.
But enough.
“Knew what?”
“Everything.”
Silence.
Then Victoria sat down.
“You were never supposed to find out.”
Liam felt his chest tighten.
“Find out what?”
She looked toward the window.
“Lily wasn’t supposed to survive.”
The words froze him.
“What did you say?”
Victoria closed her eyes.
“Years ago, when Lily was born, there was an accident.”
Liam stared.
“You told me she was perfectly healthy.”
“I lied.”
The room seemed to spin.
“Why?”
Victoria’s voice cracked.
“Because I was afraid.”
“Afraid of what?”
May you like
She looked at him.
“Of losing everything.”
