Chapter 4: The Vault of Echoes
The villa was engulfed in a storm of darkness. While Chloe was fast asleep, Vivian broke into her room. After rummaging around, she found the key. Her heart pounding, Vivian rushed down to the basement, where the enormous safe was located.
As she inserted the key and turned the lock, the heavy iron door swung open. But instead of gold, silver, or illicit documents, the basement was filled with photographs documenting Vivian's infidelity, evidence proving she had deceived Julian for five years, and, most importantly, a recording of Vivian's confession from a week earlier.
Julian was standing behind her. "Do you really think my mother was just hiding money?" he said, his voice cold. Vivian turned around, realizing she had fallen into a trap. Julian was no longer the weak-willed husband he once was. He had been in contact with the police for some time. "It's all over, Vivian."
