Chap 2: The Truth They Buried
Chap 2: The Truth They Buried
Alexander escorted Amelia out of the ballroom.
But before leaving, he ordered the doors locked.
Nobody was allowed to leave.
The guests exchanged nervous looks.
Something was wrong.
Very wrong.
Minutes later, giant screens around the room suddenly lit up.
Photographs appeared.
Old documents.
Bank records.
Hospital reports.
The room turned pale.
Twenty years earlier, Amelia had disappeared after a mysterious fire destroyed the Kingsley estate.
Everyone believed she had died.
But the investigation revealed something horrifying.
The fire had never been an accident.
It had been planned.
And the person responsible was standing inside the ballroom.
Victoria Sterling.
The woman who had ordered Amelia's humiliation tonight.
Victoria stumbled backward.
"No... that's impossible..."
But another image appeared.
A payment record.
A witness statement.
A confession.
Alexander looked directly at her.
"You stole my sister's life."
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The guests who once praised Victoria now stepped away from her.
For the first time in years, she stood completely alone.
