Chapter 9 - Daniel Confronts His Mother About The Hidden Past
Determined to find out how deep the conspiracy went, Daniel picked up his desk phone and dialed his mother's Florida number.
The phone rang three times before an elderly, sharp voice answered on the other end of the line.
“Daniel? It’s late in the afternoon... is everything alright up there in Boston?” his mother, Eleanor, asked briskly.
“Cut the act, Mom! Did you know about Lily? Did you know Sarah adopted her behind my back six years ago?” Daniel demanded.
Silence stretched across the phone line for several long seconds before Eleanor let out a heavy, defeated sigh.
“Sarah was trying to protect that innocent baby from Marcus Vance, Daniel... you have no idea what kind of monster he is,” Eleanor confessed.
Daniel gripped the receiver tighter. “Marcus Vance? The pharmaceutical tycoon whose company went bankrupt last year?”
“Yes, and he’s been searching high and low for his missing granddaughter ever since the hospital fire in Cambridge,” Eleanor revealed.
“Victoria found out about it through her connections in Cambridge, which is why she was blackmailing us for control of the estate,” she added.
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Daniel realized with sudden horror that Victoria hadn't just been acting alone; she was working as an operative for Marcus Vance.
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