CHAPTER 4 — THE SISTER'S PLAN
Margaret arrived at the mansion that evening.
She walked inside as if nothing had happened.
“Victoria, what's wrong?”
Victoria stood waiting for her.
“You tell me.”
Margaret looked confused.
Then she saw the documents on the table.
Her expression changed.
“You found them.”
Victoria's heart broke.
“So it's true.”
Margaret sighed.
“You were never supposed to know.”
Olivia stepped forward.
“How could you do this to Mom?”
Margaret looked at her.
“Your mother took everything.”
Victoria stared at her.
“What did I take?”
“Our father's company.”
Victoria shook her head.
“He left it to me.”
“He should have left it to me.”
“You wanted revenge?”
“I wanted what was mine.”
Margaret's voice became bitter.
“For twenty years, I watched you become richer while I struggled.”
Victoria lowered her voice.
“You could have asked for help.”
“I didn't want charity.”
“So you chose crime?”
Margaret looked away.
Daniel entered the room.
Victoria turned toward him.
“You both planned this.”
Daniel said nothing.
Margaret continued.
“We were going to force you to sign the estate documents.”
“And if I refused?”
Margaret's eyes hardened.
“Then we would make everyone believe you were mentally incapable of managing the company.”
Victoria stared at her.
The fake video suddenly made sense.
The forged documents.
The accusations.
The attempt to make her appear unstable.
They had been building a case against her.
Marcus stepped forward.
“It's over.”
Margaret laughed.
“You think you can arrest us?”
Marcus showed her a recording device.
“Everything you just said has been recorded.”
Margaret's face went pale.
Daniel suddenly grabbed the device.
Marcus stopped him.
“Don't.”
Daniel looked around.
There was nowhere to escape.
But Margaret had one final card.
She pulled out her phone.
“Then perhaps we should tell Victoria what happened twenty years ago.”
Victoria froze.
“What are you talking about?”
Margaret smiled.
“Ask your husband.”
Victoria turned toward Daniel.
“What happened twenty years ago?”
Daniel looked down.
Margaret laughed.
“Tell her.”
Daniel remained silent.
Victoria's voice became louder.
“Tell me!”
Finally, Daniel whispered:
“Your father didn't die naturally.”
The room became silent.
Victoria stared at him.
“What?”
Daniel's eyes filled with shame.
“Your father discovered what Margaret and I had been doing.”
Victoria stepped backward.
“No.”
“He was going to expose us.”
Margaret interrupted.
“It was an accident.”
Victoria's face became pale.
“You're lying.”
Daniel shook his head.
“He fell down the stairs.”
“Because of you?”
Margaret lowered her eyes.
“We didn't push him.”
“But you caused it.”
Daniel closed his eyes.
“We were fighting with him. He fell.”
Victoria covered her mouth.
For twenty years, she had believed her father had died peacefully.
Now she discovered that his death had been connected to the people closest to her.
She began crying.
Marcus quietly called another detective.
The case was no longer about fraud.
It had become a potential homicide investigation.
Margaret looked at Victoria.
“We never meant for him to die.”
Victoria wiped away her tears.
“But he did.”
Then she looked at Daniel.
“And you both kept it secret for twenty years.”
The police entered the room.
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This time, nobody ran.
The truth had finally caught up with them.
