Chapter 4 - Derek Tries To Cover Up His Brutal Crime
Back inside the luxurious mansion, Derek stared at his reflection in the shattered foyer mirror with trembling hands.
“She’s going to ruin everything! If she tells the police about the injections, we’re finished!” Derek hissed to his mother.
Bertha smoothed down the lapels of her silk robe, her expression hardening into calculating cruelty.
“Calm yourself, Derek. We control the local medical examiner’s office and half the county judges,” Bertha reminded him sharply.
“What about the old mechanic? He looked... different tonight. It wasn't the look of a poor man,” Derek muttered nervously.
“He’s a nobody living on charity and rust. Call our family lawyer and prepare a countersuit for abduction,” Bertha instructed.
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Derek nodded frantically, pulling out his smartphone to dial their corrupt legal counsel.
They had underestimated Baldric for six years, and that single mistake was about to destroy their entire world.
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