Chapter 3 - The Identity Of The Mystery Man Is Revealed
Evelyn backed away until her shoulders hit the pantry door, her breath coming in ragged, shallow gasps of sheer terror.
“Richard, darling, you can't possibly believe a lying little gold-digger over your own loving wife of thirty years!” she shrieked hysterically.
“Don't you dare change the subject, Evelyn; I asked you who you were talking to on that recording,” Richard roared.
The audio file continued playing automatically from the phone, spilling the second half of the secret conversation across the room.
A smooth, arrogant male voice answered Evelyn on the tape: “Don't worry, honey, Richard is too blind to see we are taking his legacy.”
Richard’s face contorted into a mask of pure fury as he recognized the unmistakable voice echoing from the speaker.
“That is Marcus Sterling... my own chief financial officer and business partner!” Richard snarled, his veins bulging at his temples.
Daniel finally found his voice, stepping forward with his hands raised in defensive confusion.
“Dad, there has to be some kind of misunderstanding, maybe the audio file was generated by artificial intelligence!” Daniel pleaded weakly.
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“Shut up, Daniel! You stood there and watched your mother assault my wife without saying a word!” I snapped back fiercely.
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