Maris began shaking uncontrollably.
“My brother, Leo, gave it to me,” she stammered.
“He told me that Catherine was deceiving us and that their family was cursed with misfortune.”
Victor narrowed his eyes as his mind began connecting the pieces.
“What misfortune?” he asked.
Maris broke into hysterical sobs.
“Catherine’s father was blamed for the car accident that killed your father,” she admitted.
Catherine turned deathly pale, gripping the edge of the bed.
“That is not true, because my father died of a heart condition, and he never even knew your father!”
The air in the room became thick and impossible to breathe.
At that exact moment, Victor’s phone rang. It was his assistant with an urgent update.
“Sir, we found Leon, and he left behind a safe with documents and a written confession,” the assistant said.
Victor gripped the phone until his knuckles whitened.
Just when he thought the nightmare could not grow worse, the final pieces of the puzzle began falling into place.
