Chapter 6 - THE ROOM BEHIND THE WALL

The next morning, Daniel searched the mansion.

Every room.

Every hallway.

Every hidden corner.

Because now he knew one thing.

Emily had left clues.

And someone was desperate to erase them.

Maya followed him.

“Mrs. Emily loved this house.”

Daniel stopped.

“What?”

“She told me this mansion had secrets.”

Daniel looked around.

“What kind of secrets?”

Maya hesitated.

“The kind rich families bury.”

Together, they searched the old west wing.

A part of the mansion nobody used anymore.

A place Emily used as an office.

Behind a large painting, Daniel found something unusual.

A small metal lock.

He removed the painting.

Behind it was a hidden door.

Maya covered her mouth.

“She knew.”

Daniel opened it.

Inside was a secret room.

Not large.

But filled with files.

Photographs.

Recordings.

Documents.

A hidden investigation.

Against Lauren.

Daniel picked up one folder.

The first page made his heart stop.

ACCIDENT REPORT — EMILY ASHFORD

But below it was handwritten:

NOT AN ACCIDENT.

Daniel opened the file.

Inside were photos from the night Emily died.

The damaged car.

The broken road.

And something nobody had ever mentioned.

The brake line.

It had been cut.

Maya whispered:

“Someone murdered her.”

Daniel’s hands trembled.

Then a small audio recorder fell from the folder.

He pressed play.

Static filled the room.

Then Emily’s voice appeared.

“If you’re hearing this…”

Daniel stopped breathing.

“It means I was right.”

A pause.

“I know who is trying to destroy my family.”

Daniel looked at Maya.

Then the recording continued.

“The person closest to me…”

A sound came from behind them.

The door slammed shut.

They turned.

Someone had locked them inside.

Then Lauren’s voice came through the other side.

“Daniel…”

A cold smile could be heard in her voice.

“You should have stopped searching.”

Daniel rushed toward the door.

“Lauren!”

Her footsteps moved away.

Then she said the words that froze him.

“You were never supposed to find out what Emily knew.”

The lights inside the hidden room suddenly turned off.

And in the darkness…

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Emily’s unfinished recording continued playing.

“The person who betrayed me… is not working alone.”