THE MISTRESS PUSHED THE PREGNANT WIFE DOWN THE STAIRS—BUT SHE HAD NO IDEA THE ENTIRE THING WAS BEING RECORDED
THE MISTRESS PUSHED THE PREGNANT WIFE DOWN THE STAIRS—BUT SHE HAD NO IDEA THE ENTIRE THING WAS BEING RECORDED
Vanessa thought one hard push would get rid of the pregnant wife standing between her and a fortune.
She was wrong.
Because before Elena hit the marble floor, the trap was already set.
Her body slammed against the bottom of the staircase with a sickening crack.
The entire mansion went dead silent.
“Elena!”
Someone screamed.
But Vanessa didn't move at first.
She stood at the top of the stairs, staring down at the pregnant woman she had just pushed.
Then she realized everyone was watching.
Her expression changed instantly.
Shock.
Fear.
Tears.
A perfect performance.
“Oh my God!”
Vanessa stumbled backward before throwing herself into Mrs. Howard's arms.
“I didn't mean to do it!”
Her voice shook beautifully.
“She came at me first!”
Vanessa pointed toward Elena.
“I was scared!”
“I only pushed her away because I thought she was going to hurt me!”
Mrs. Howard stared down at her daughter-in-law in horror.
Elena wasn't moving.
One hand rested protectively over her pregnant belly.
Her face had gone pale.
Her breathing was shallow.
To everyone standing in that mansion, Elena Howard looked helpless.
Broken.
Possibly dying.
Exactly what Vanessa wanted them to believe.
But behind Elena's closed eyes, her mind was completely clear.
Vanessa wasn't finished.
“She has been poisoning this family since the day she walked through those doors!”
Her voice grew louder.
More confident.
“She never loved your son!”
“She wanted his money!”
“His name!”
“This mansion!”
“Everything!”
Several guests exchanged uneasy looks.
Vanessa saw them.
And smiled through her tears.
She thought she was winning.
She had no idea Elena's fingers were moving beneath her cardigan.
Slowly.
Carefully.
Searching for the phone hidden inside.
Elena found it.
One tap.
Then another.
The line connected.
And for just one second, the fear vanished from Elena's face.
What replaced it was something Vanessa would have been terrified to see.
Cold confidence.
Elena covered the phone with her trembling hand.
Then she whispered four words.
“Detective Ruiz... it happened.”
Silence on the other end.
Then Elena whispered again.
“Send your team now.”
She ended the call.
Slipped the phone back beneath her cardigan.
Closed her eyes.
And became the helpless victim again.
The fall had been real.
The pain was real.
The danger to her unborn child was terrifyingly real.
But Vanessa had made one fatal mistake.
She believed Elena had walked into that mansion unprepared.
She hadn't.
For weeks, Elena had been collecting evidence.
Hidden cameras had been placed throughout the mansion.
The hallway.
The study.
The staircase.
Even the room where Vanessa believed no one could hear her.
Every threat had been recorded.
Every whispered conversation.
Every secret meeting.
Every lie.
Every step of Vanessa's plan.
Including the moment she finally put her hands on Elena.
Vanessa stood at the top of the staircase pretending to cry, convinced she had finally removed the woman standing between her and the Howard fortune.
Then headlights appeared outside the mansion.
One car.
Then another.
Then three more.
Vanessa slowly turned toward the windows.
Her smile disappeared.
Elena heard the vehicles approaching.
And without opening her eyes...
she smiled.
Because Vanessa thought she had just pushed Elena into a trap.
She didn't know the trap had been waiting for her.
And the moment Detective Ruiz walked through those doors...
Vanessa's entire world was going to collapse.
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