Chapter 20 - Victoria Discovers A Shocking Heirloom Inside Her Safe
As the marshals dragged Victoria toward the front exit, she caught sight of the open wall safe in her private study.
Inside the safe sat a single velvet jewelry box containing the original emerald necklace belonging to Elena’s mother.
“That necklace was supposed to be destroyed with the rest of the estate in 1999!” Victoria screamed in sheer panic.
Gabriel walked into the study, picking up the velvet box and opening it to reveal the gleaming heirloom inside.
“Nothing ever truly stays buried when federal investigators are digging through your past, Victoria,” Gabriel noted quietly.
She thrashed against the marshals' grip, realizing that her decades-long cover-up had completely unraveled from a single jewelry box.
She was shoved into the back of an armored transport van just as the first rays of winter sunlight broke over the ocean.
The empire she had murdered and lied to protect was now nothing more than a confiscated government property.
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Gabriel closed the velvet box, sliding it gently into his pocket as he prepared to return to the safehouse.
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