Chapter 4 - Father's Fury Erupts As The Truth Is Revealed

The video concluded with Elena looking straight through the camera lens, her eyes filled with fierce maternal warning.
The living room fell into an absolute, suffocating silence that felt heavier than lead.
I slowly turned my head away from the laptop screen and locked my gaze onto Vanessa.
Every drop of warmth in my veins turned to ice, replaced by a dark, unyielding rage that threatened to consume me.
“You tried to drown my daughter just to destroy the last memory of her mother,” I said in a dead, terrifying whisper.
“It’s a fake! Elena was delusional at the end! She hated me!” Vanessa shrieked, backing away toward the front exit.
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I stood up slowly from the desk, my chair scraping harshly against the hardwood floor.
The mask of the patient, quiet husband I had worn for years shattered completely into dust.
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