Chapter 12 - THE TRUTH FINALLY SPEAKS

Lauren stared at Marcus.

“You recorded me?”

Marcus smiled slightly.

“Every word.”

Her confidence disappeared.

Victor looked around.

“You called the police?”

Daniel shook his head.

“No.”

He looked at Lauren.

“She did.”

Lauren frowned.

“What?”

Daniel pointed toward the phone in Marcus’s hand.

“The call you made before entering this warehouse.”

Lauren’s face turned pale.

“You tracked me.”

“I knew you would come.”

Daniel looked toward Noah.

“Because you always believed you were smarter than everyone else.”

Police officers moved toward them.

But Lauren suddenly laughed.

Everyone stopped.

“You still don’t understand.”

Daniel stared.

“What?”

Lauren looked at him.

“You think catching us fixes everything?”

Her smile returned.

“There are things you still don’t know.”

Daniel’s expression hardened.

“Tell me.”

Lauren shook her head.

“You’ll find out.”

The officers took her away.

Victor followed.

But before leaving, he looked at Daniel.

“Ask yourself one question.”

Daniel didn’t answer.

Victor continued:

“Why did Emily hide the evidence from you?”

Then he was gone.

Later that night, Noah slept peacefully in the hospital.

Daniel sat beside him.

Holding his son’s hand.

For the first time in days…

There was silence.

But Daniel couldn’t forget Victor’s words.

Why did Emily hide things from him?

Why didn’t she tell him everything?

Marcus entered the room.

“We found something.”

Daniel looked up.

“What?”

Marcus placed a file on the table.

“It’s from Emily’s final investigation.”

Daniel opened it.

Inside were financial records.

Photos.

Names.

And one name circled in red.

Daniel’s heart dropped.

Because it wasn’t Lauren.

It wasn’t Victor.

It was someone else.

Someone he had trusted for years.

Someone who had attended Emily’s funeral.

Someone who had comforted him after her death.

Daniel whispered:

“No…”

Marcus looked at him.

“Who is it?”

Daniel stared at the name.

And realized the nightmare wasn’t over.

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