Chapter 25 - The Prison Cell Revelation
Thirty minutes later, Richard stood inside the high-security visitor room at the Connecticut Federal Penitentiary.
Thick bulletproof glass separated him from Eleanor, who wore a gray prison uniform, looking decades older than before.
Her hair was streaked with gray, but her sharp eyes retained a glimmer of their former cold intelligence.
"You came," Eleanor said, her voice raspy through the intercom system.
"You have two minutes, Mother," Richard said coldly, sitting down on the stool.
"Tell me why you called me here or I walk out that door."
Eleanor pressed her thin hands against the glass, her expression unusually serious.
"You opened the wooden crate from London today, didn't you?" Eleanor asked quietly.
Richard remained silent, refusing to validate her question.
"Don't use that key, Richard!" Eleanor warned desperately, her voice rising in panic.
"The Scottish estate isn't just property... it's a trap set by Victoria's biological father fifteen years ago!"
Richard's eyes narrowed in shock.
"Victoria's father died when she was a child," Richard stated firmly.
"That was a lie I invented to protect you!" Eleanor confessed, tears welling in her tired eyes.
"Her father is Arthur Sterling, the head of a global intelligence syndicate based in Europe."
"He orchestrated Victoria's marriage to you to gain access to Vance Enterprises!"
Richard stood up from his chair, a wave of cold fury washing over him.
"You're lying to try and reduce your sentence!" Richard growled.
"I'm going to die in this prison, Richard! I have nothing left to lie about!" Eleanor wept bitterly.
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"Arthur Sterling knows the key has been delivered. He is coming to America to take Leo."
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