Chapter 2 - The Secret File Hidden Inside The USB Drive
I turned away from Evelyn without another word, holding Toby’s small, cold hand tightly in mine.
My mind was spinning as I led the boy into a private hotel office, locking the heavy mahogany door behind us.
I pulled my personal laptop out of my leather briefcase and sat Toby down on the soft leather sofa with a glass of water.
My fingers shook violently as I retrieved the black USB drive from my breast pocket and plugged it into the USB port.
A single folder appeared on the screen, labeled with a date from three days ago and my daughter’s initials: G.V._DO_NOT_DELETE.
I clicked the file, revealing a series of dashcam video recordings, medical scans, and converted audio files.
The first video was a high-definition clip taken from inside Genevieve’s Range Rover parked in front of my suburban estate.
The audio was horrifyingly clear, capturing a bitter, quiet altercation between my daughter and my young bride-to-be.
Evelyn’s voice on the recording was completely stripped of her soft, sweet tone, replaced by an icy, malicious sharp pitch.
“Your father is an old man who wants to feel young, Genevieve,” Evelyn’s recorded voice sneered over the speaker.
“He gave me full power of attorney over his trust yesterday. You and your little boy are officially written out of his will.”
The camera captured Genevieve stepping back, her face pale with shock as she tried to pull out her phone to record Evelyn.
“My father built Vance Logistics with my mother!” Genevieve gasped on the recording. “You’ve been manipulating him!”
Before Genevieve could unlock her screen, Evelyn lunged forward on the video, slamming my daughter against the side of the vehicle.
A sickening thud echoed through my laptop speakers, followed immediately by Genevieve crying out in sudden, agonizing pain.
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“If you tell him a single word, I’ll make sure the police find narcotics in your son’s daycare bag,” Evelyn whispered viciously on the clip.
Toby hid his face against my knee, crying quietly as the audio from the tragic confrontation continued to play in the locked office.
