Chapter 3: The Hidden Motive
Chapter 3: The Hidden Motive
Two days later, Daniel couldn't stop asking one question.
Why?
Why would Victoria destroy an innocent woman's life?
The answer came from the company's chief financial officer.
"Sir... I think you need to see these records."
Daniel spent hours reviewing financial statements.
Millions of dollars had quietly disappeared from family accounts over the past three years.
Luxury purchases.
Secret transfers.
Shell companies.
Every transaction led back to Victoria.
She hadn't framed Emily because of stolen jewelry.
She had framed her because Emily had accidentally seen Victoria removing documents from Daniel's private office the previous week.
Emily hadn't even realized what she had witnessed.
But Victoria had panicked.
If Emily stayed, the truth about the missing millions might eventually come out.
So she decided to eliminate the only witness.
Daniel closed the final file.
His marriage had been built on lies.
He contacted federal investigators.
"I'm ready to cooperate."
Within forty-eight hours, financial crime investigators searched Victoria's office, seized computers, and uncovered years of fraud.
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The theft had never been committed by the maid.
It had been happening inside Daniel's own home all along.
