Chapter 1 – The Voice No One Expected
The room remained frozen.
No one reached for the baby monitor.
No one even seemed to breathe.
Arthur Brooks slowly tapped the screen, allowing the recording to continue.
The hallway camera showed Evelyn slipping quietly into her bedroom shortly after midnight.
Five minutes later, another figure entered.
Daniel.
He closed the door behind him.
There was no argument.
No struggle.
Only whispers.
The monitor's audio crackled before becoming clear.
"We're out of time," Daniel said.
Evelyn's voice answered immediately.
"The bank will discover the missing funds by Monday."
"So let Grace take the fall."
Silence swept through the living room.
Grace's hands slowly fell to her sides.
Daniel had known.
From the very beginning.
Lily looked from her father to Grace.
"Daddy..."
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"Why are they talking about Mommy?"
Daniel couldn't answer.
