Chapter 10 - Jessica Uncovers Secret Family Archives in the Attic
While Ryan stayed by Emily’s hospital bedside, Jessica climbed the creaking wooden stairs up to the estate attic.
She shone her flashlight into the dark, dusty corners where forgotten trunks and boxes were piled high.
Behind an old wooden wardrobe, she noticed a loose floorboard covered by a heavy Persian rug.
Using a screwdriver from her toolkit, she pried the wooden plank upward with a sharp, echoing snap.
Inside the hidden compartment sat a metal lockbox engraved with the initials of the original family patriarch.
Jessica popped the rusted latch open, revealing a stack of cassette tapes and old photographs.
She picked up one of the audio tapes labeled ‘Clara – Final Conversation’ in Margaret’s handwriting.
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Her hands shook violently as she pocketed the tape, knowing this piece of evidence would seal her mother’s fate forever.
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