Chapter 15 - The Housekeeper’s Shocking Confession About the Tampered Drinks
The next morning, as sunlight broke through the clearing clouds, the head housekeeper requested an urgent audience with Ethan.
She stood in the study twisting her apron strings nervously while holding a small security memory card.
“Mr. Vance, I didn't want to say anything last night with all the federal agents, but I saw something earlier that day,” she confessed.
“What did you see, Martha? Tell me everything,” Ethan urged, gesturing for her to sit down.
“Mr. Mercer gave me a hundred-dollar bill yesterday morning, asking me to leave the master suite balcony door unlocked,” Martha said.
“He said he needed to retrieve some corporate files left behind during the renovation meeting,” she added apologetically.
Ethan took the memory card, plugging it into his desk terminal to review the pantry security camera footage.
The video clearly showed Julian bribing the housekeeper, providing the exact proof needed to nail his conspiracy charges.
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“Thank you for coming forward, Martha; your honesty just secured a watertight federal conviction,” Ethan praised gently.
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