Chapter 2: The Truth Behind the Smile
Chapter 2: The Truth Behind the Smile
That evening, doctors confirmed the baby had survived—but only by a miracle.
Emily would need weeks of recovery.
Daniel never left her bedside.
Meanwhile, Vanessa believed she could still escape.
She called lawyers.
She contacted influential friends.
She even offered the villa manager a fortune to erase the surveillance footage.
Unfortunately for her...
The footage had already been copied to multiple encrypted servers.
What Vanessa never understood was who Daniel truly was.
To her, he was simply a successful businessman.
In reality...
Daniel Carter was the majority owner of the investment company that quietly financed nearly every luxury resort along the coast—including the corporation employing Vanessa.
The following morning, the board of directors called an emergency meeting.
The surveillance footage played on a massive conference screen.
No one defended her.
By noon...
She was terminated.
By afternoon...
Every business partnership connected to her private consulting company suspended their contracts.
By evening...
Banks froze ongoing credit negotiations after learning she was under criminal investigation.
Her phone stopped ringing.
No one wanted to be associated with a woman who tried to kill a pregnant mother.
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For the first time in years...
Vanessa understood what real fear felt like.
