Chapter 2: The Name on the Phone
The room went dead silent.
Victoria's face had gone white.
Her husband stood with his back to her, and he didn't turn around.
Elena pressed her hand to her chest, still shaking.
Julian stepped closer to the monitor and pointed at the screen.
Julian: Look at the timestamp.
She did it while Elena was serving the drinks.
Everyone in this room saw Elena across the hall at that exact moment.
Victoria: That footage could be edited.
You can't trust it.
Julian: Edited?
Victoria, your own reflection is in the glass cabinet.
We can see your face.
A guest near the back of the room gasped.
Someone else whispered a name Elena didn't recognize.
Then Victoria turned — not to her husband, not to Julian — but to Elena.
Victoria: You were supposed to be gone by now.
Why are you still in this house?
Elena: Because I work here.
And I've done nothing wrong.
Victoria's jaw tightened.
She glanced toward the door, then back at the monitor.
Julian: Don't.
Security already has the exits covered.
Then a phone on the side table lit up.
Victoria lunged for it — but Julian got there first.
He looked at the screen.
His expression changed.
Julian: Who is Robert Haines…
and why has he been calling you every day this week?
Victoria said nothing.
But her hands had started to tremble.
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What Julian found on that phone exposed a secret Victoria had been hiding long before the necklace.
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