“Nora Revealed Her Dead Father’s Watch to Adrian, Then Clara Exposed the Dangerous Secret James Had Died Trying to Protect”
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Chapter 8 - Victor Notices the Watch Is Missing
Victor returned from Chicago two days later.
Adrian did not confront him.
Not yet.
Instead, he asked ordinary questions.
Victor answered smoothly.
Then his eyes moved toward Nora.
“Who’s the child?”
“My niece.”
Victor’s face changed.
Barely.
But I saw it.
So did Adrian.
“Niece?”
“James’s daughter.”
Victor looked at me.
Then at Nora.
His gaze dropped toward the silver watch on Adrian’s desk.
For half a second, he stopped breathing.
That was enough to deepen suspicion.
Not enough to convict him of anything.
Adrian ordered an independent audit without using Victor’s usual
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security team.
For the first time, the empire was investigating itself.
