Chapter 16 - Desperate Vanessa Sneaks Back Into the Lake Estate
Late that night, driven insane by her father’s arrest and total public ruin, Vanessa Lowell made a fatal mistake.
Using an old guest override code that had not yet been purged, she slipped past the outer perimeter sensors of the estate.
She crept through the freezing rear gardens under the cover of darkness, clutching a heavy metal fireplace poker.
Her target wasn't Nathaniel’s study; it was the third-floor family suite where Lily and I were resting.
She climbed the wrought-iron service balcony with reckless desperation, sliding open an unlocked French window.
The cold winter air rushed into the nursery as Vanessa stepped silently onto the carpeted floor with wild eyes.
Lily stirred in her bed, while I bolted upright from the sofa with a frightened gasp as I recognized her silhouette.
“You ruined everything!” Vanessa hissed viciously, raising the heavy metal poker high above her head.
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Before she could swing it downward, the nursery door flew open with terrifying speed, slamming against the wall.
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