Chapter 3 - CAROLINE’S LAST MORNING Daniel had spent eighteen months avoiding Caroline’s final voicemail.
That night, he listened again.
Her voice sounded ordinary.
That hurt most.
“Hey, I’m heading up to the cabin. I found something strange in the quarterly reports. Don’t worry—I’ll explain tonight. Kiss Lily for me.”
She never came home.
Now Daniel heard the sentence differently.
I found something strange.
Detective Reed reopened the accident investigation.
Financial investigators joined within forty-eight hours.
They discovered Caroline had been reviewing transactions involving a company called Redmont Holdings.
Millions had disappeared.
Redmont existed only on paper.
And one director was Victoria’s older brother—
Nathan Langford.
The man on Elena’s recording.
Victoria finally admitted it.
Nathan had ordered her to get close to Daniel.
At first it was supposed to be temporary.
Gain access.
Find Caroline’s missing files.
Determine whether Daniel knew anything.
Then Daniel fell in love with her.
And Victoria discovered something useful.
Marriage could give her access no affair ever could.
Lily’s trust.
Daniel’s company.
The Bennett fortune.
But Victoria insisted she had not known Nathan planned Caroline’s death until afterward.
Daniel didn’t know whether to believe her.
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He no longer needed to.
Evidence would decide.
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