CHAPTER 2: THE WOMAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH
Police quickly secured the ballroom.
The wedding was canceled immediately.
Guests were escorted outside while detectives examined the footage.
Ethan replayed the video over and over.
Something bothered him.
The person in the recording wore an expensive diamond bracelet.
A bracelet he had seen before.
Victoria stood nearby, trying to remain calm.
"This is ridiculous," she said.
"Someone is trying to ruin our wedding."
Then Ethan looked at her wrist.
She wasn't wearing the bracelet anymore.
His heart skipped.
"Where is your bracelet?"
Victoria froze for a split second.
Then she forced a smile.
"I left it upstairs."
But Ethan wasn't listening anymore.
His attention shifted back to the maid.
Her name was Amelia.
She had worked at the estate for three years.
Quiet.
Hardworking.
Almost invisible.
Ethan suddenly noticed the bruise on her face.
"Who did this to you?"
Amelia hesitated.
Victoria immediately interrupted.
"She's probably making everything up for attention."
But Amelia finally spoke.
"Someone attacked me."
The room fell silent.
She swallowed hard.
"I saw who poisoned the drink."
"And when they realized I'd seen them..."
She touched her bruised cheek.
"They tried to stop me."
Victoria's breathing became uneven.
Ethan noticed.
Detectives asked Amelia one final question.
"Who attacked you?"
Amelia slowly raised her eyes.
She pointed.
Straight at Victoria.
The ballroom exploded with chaos.
Victoria screamed.
"She's lying!"
But then another piece of evidence appeared.
A security guard entered carrying surveillance footage from the hallway.
Everyone watched.
The video clearly showed Victoria cornering Amelia thirty minutes before the ceremony.
Then...
Victoria slapped her.
The room went silent.
Victoria's perfect mask had shattered.
But Ethan still couldn't understand one thing.
Why?
Why would Victoria try to kill him?
Then a detective uncovered a devastating secret.
Victoria had recently taken out a massive life insurance policy.
Fifty million dollars.
With herself as the sole beneficiary.
The entire room gasped.
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The woman Ethan almost married had planned his death.
But Amelia still had one more secret left to reveal.
