Chapter 1: The Sirens Arrive
Chapter 1: The Sirens Arrive
The silence lasted only seconds.
Then the sound of sirens echoed through the estate.
The blonde woman finally stepped away from the caretaker, wiping away fake tears as flashing blue lights reflected through the mansion windows.
"What is this?" she whispered.
The front doors burst open.
Detective Ruiz entered with uniformed officers and a forensic team.
His eyes went directly to the pregnant woman.
"You called exactly on time," he said calmly.
She gave a slight nod.
"I told you she'd lose control."
The blonde froze.
"What are you talking about?"
Ruiz ignored her.
Instead, he looked toward the staircase.
"Forensics first. Photograph everything before anyone moves."
The blonde's confidence began to crack.
"You can't seriously believe her! She threw herself down those stairs!"
No one answered.
One officer quietly collected a tiny object lying beneath the banister.
A pearl earring.
It still held several strands of blonde hair.
Ruiz carefully placed it into an evidence bag.
Then another investigator found fresh fingernail scratches carved into the polished wooden railing exactly where the pregnant woman had tried to stop herself from falling.
The story the blonde had rehearsed was already collapsing.
She looked around the room.
No one was comforting her anymore.
Not even the caretaker.
Then Ruiz asked one simple question.
"Where are the security recordings?"
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The blonde stopped breathing.
