Chapter 12 - Marcus Uncovers A Past Incident In The Family
While the officers prepared to transport Eleanor to the precinct, Marcus noticed an old leather-bound ledger in her confiscated bag.
He flipped it open under the desk lamp, his eyes scanning handwritten entries dating back over twenty-five years.
There were financial payouts made to private sanitariums, sealed adoption records, and mysterious medical notes regarding past family tragedies.
One particular entry caught his eye: a suspicious cardiac arrest suffered by his late father under identical suspicious circumstances.
“My father... you did this to him too, didn't you?” Marcus asked, looking up with sudden, shattering realization.
Eleanor laughed coldly, her voice echoing off the sterile hospital tiles with chilling indifference.
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“Your father was just as weak as your daughter; he wanted to give away the family fortune to charity,” Eleanor sneered proudly.
Marcus slammed the ledger shut, realizing his entire life had been governed by a ruthless sociopath wearing a mother's face.
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