Chapter 10
"Catherine?" Clara breathed out in a terrified whisper, rushing across the concrete floor to kneel beside the missing woman. "Oh my god, they said you left the country."
Catherine blinked heavily against the sudden glare of the flashlight, her lips cracked and her eyes hollow with exhaustion. She clutched a torn piece of cloth around her shoulders like a shield.
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"Margaret... Margaret locked me in here," Catherine rasped, her voice barely audible above the hum of the ventilation unit. "I found out about the offshore embezzlement funds, and she silenced me."
Clara’s blood ran ice cold as the entire web of deceit unraveled before her eyes. Margaret hadn't just driven her daughter-in-law away; she had imprisoned her beneath their very feet to protect her criminal empire.
