Chapter 16 - The Secret Diary
By sunrise, the crime scene investigators had cleared the corridor, leaving behind chalk outlines and forensic tape.
Lily ran out of the safe room, throwing her small arms around Julian's waist as he sat on the stairs.
"Daddy, I found something under Mrs. Victoria's bed when Martha hid me," Lily whispered quietly.
She reached into her small lavender pocket, pulling out a small leather diary bound with a brass latch.
Julian took the diary, recognizing his first wife's neat handwriting on the yellowed title page.
The diary had belonged to Sarah, his late wife, who had recorded her final days before her untimely death.
Julian opened the cover, reading the last entry written three days before Sarah had passed away in 2024.
“Victoria Sterling brought me a cup of herbal tea today,” the entry read in shaky blue ink.
“Every time I drink it, my chest burns and my heart races wildly. I think she is poisoning me.”
Julian's hands shook so violently he nearly dropped the small leather book onto the marble floor.
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The diary was the missing piece of physical evidence that proved Victoria had murdered Sarah in cold blood.
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