Chapter 2: The Hidden Enemy
Arthur's security team immediately escorted Leo to a private room.
Hours later, the truth began to emerge.
A week earlier, Leo's mother had fallen behind on medical bills.
A mysterious man approached the struggling family.
He offered money.
Lots of money.
All Leo had to do was identify Arthur's wife as the poisoner if anything happened during breakfast.
The boy never understood the danger.
He thought it was just a lie.
He never imagined real poison would be involved.
Arthur listened in stunned silence.
Someone had orchestrated everything.
Not only an assassination attempt.
But also a plan to destroy his marriage.
The investigation moved quickly.
Security experts reviewed thousands of hours of footage.
Phone records.
Financial transactions.
Private communications.
Three days later, the answer finally arrived.
The mastermind wasn't Elena.
It wasn't Leo's family.
It was Arthur's business partner.
Victor Kane.
For nearly twenty years, Victor had stood beside Arthur while secretly envying everything he possessed.
The company.
The wealth.
The reputation.
And Elena.
Victor knew that if Arthur died while suspicion fell on Elena, both would be destroyed.
The company would collapse into legal chaos.
Victor would gain control.
The evidence was overwhelming.
Bank transfers.
Encrypted messages.
Payments to intermediaries.
Even instructions describing exactly how Leo should accuse Elena.
When police arrested Victor, he didn't deny it.
Instead, he laughed.
"You trusted everyone except the people closest to you."
Arthur said nothing.
Because Victor was right.
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The moment the accusation surfaced, Arthur had doubted Elena.
And that realization hurt more than the poison itself.
