Chapter 2 - Chloe Recognizes The Dead Man’s Name On Screen
The brilliant crystal chandeliers of the Miami penthouse ballroom seemed to hum with sudden, electric tension as Matt’s phone continued to ring.
Bold black letters flashed across the glowing OLED screen, spelling out a name that had been buried beneath three years of fabricated obituary notices.
Chloe’s eyes widened to the size of saucers, the color draining completely from her meticulously contoured face until she looked like a ghost.
“No... that’s impossible! He drowned off the coast of Maine!” Chloe gasped, stumbling backward against a marble pillar as panic seized her chest.
Jaxon stared at his terrified wife in utter confusion, completely unaware of the dark, multi-million-dollar deception she had orchestrated years ago.
Matt ignored her hysterical outburst entirely, his thumb hovering calmly over the screen as he maintained unblinking eye contact with the socialite.
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The wealthy guests murmured anxiously among themselves, sensing that a catastrophic family and corporate scandal was about to unfold before them.
The American flag standing beside the floor-to-ceiling glass wall fluttered gently in the draft of the penthouse’s central climate control system.
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