Chapter 11 - Victor Confesses to the Wrong Crime
Victor denied killing James.
He admitted theft.
He admitted manipulating evidence against rivals.
He admitted meeting James that night.
But he insisted James drove away alive.
The mechanic connection became central to the investigation.
Eventually prosecutors built their case through records, testimony, and
forensic evidence.
Adrian stayed out of it.
Barely.
That restraint cost him more than violence would have.
Victor’s motive was painfully ordinary.
Money.
He had stolen for years.
James discovered it.
Victor feared Adrian would kill him if the truth emerged.
So fear of Adrian became part of the chain that led to James’s death.
Adrian had not killed his brother.
But the empire built around his reputation had shaped everyone’s
choices.
May you like
Including James’s.
That truth changed him.
