Chapter 11 - The Missing Piece
Arthur watched the loop on his screen. The digital footage showed Elena’s visible frustration as she searched the emptied safe, her jaw clenching, her hands slamming the steel door shut when she realized the object of her search was missing.
She had left the study in a quiet rage, walking straight out to the pool area where Lily had been playing alone. The push wasn't just an attempt to harm a child; it was an act of reckless, fury-driven retaliation because she realized she had been outmaneuvered, assuming the child was somehow involved or carrying something she shouldn't have seen.
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Arthur slowly lowered the phone. The water from his hair dripped onto the screen, blurring the frozen frame of Elena standing before his open safe. He looked down at Lily.
The shivering girl had stopped crying. Her pale face turned up toward her father, her young eyes reflecting a sharp, unyielding clarity that betrayed no fear whatsoever.
