Chapter 2: The Heiress Who Was Never Pregnant
Chapter 2: The Heiress Who Was Never Pregnant
At exactly 7:00 a.m., HarborLock employees arrived for the morning shift.
Nathan played his role perfectly.
He ran toward Unit Seven.
Shouted Evelyn's name.
Banged frantically against the steel door.
Workers gathered.
Someone called 911.
Another employee grabbed bolt cutters.
Nathan fell dramatically onto one knee.
"My wife!"
"Oh God..."
"My wife is inside!"
The heavy bolt came loose.
The freezer door swung open.
Cold air rolled across the warehouse floor.
Everyone stared.
The freezer...
Was empty.
Silence.
Nathan blinked.
"What..."
"No..."
He rushed inside.
Checked behind pallets.
Opened storage racks.
Nothing.
Evelyn had vanished.
Behind him, confused workers exchanged nervous looks.
One whispered,
"Didn't Mr. Whitmore lock this himself last night?"
Nathan spun around.
"What did you say?"
Before the employee could answer...
A familiar voice echoed through the warehouse.
"You seem disappointed."
Every head turned.
Evelyn walked through the main entrance wearing a navy business suit, untouched by frost.
Beside her stood Donovan.
Behind them...
Two homicide detectives.
Three state investigators.
And officers from the financial crimes division.
Nathan's face lost every trace of color.
"Evelyn..."
"You're..."
"Alive."
She smiled.
"I never intended to die."
Lila instinctively grabbed Nathan's arm.
One detective looked directly at her stomach.
"Ms. Carter..."
"We'll need to ask about your pregnancy."
Lila hesitated.
Nathan looked confused.
"What does that have to do with anything?"
The detective held up a medical report.
"The clinic whose documents you submitted doesn't exist."
Another investigator added,
"And according to your travel history..."
"You were receiving cosmetic procedures in Miami during the dates you claimed prenatal appointments."
Lila's hands began shaking.
"I..."
Donovan opened another folder.
"The seventy-million-dollar inheritance?"
"Also fictional."
"No trust."
"No family fortune."
"No investment empire."
Nathan slowly turned toward Lila.
"You lied?"
She whispered,
"I thought..."
"You said once we had Evelyn's company..."
Nathan staggered backward.
"You used me?"
Evelyn answered before Lila could.
"No, Nathan."
"You used each other."
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The warehouse had become completely silent.
And the cameras were still recording.
