Chapter 13 - The Frame-Up
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Nora struggled, but Vanessa’s grip was shockingly strong, fueled by manic adrenaline.
Vanessa forced Nora’s left hand open and slammed the heavy, priceless emerald directly into her palm, wrapping Nora’s fingers tightly around the cold stone.
“Hold it tight, you little rat,” Vanessa hissed, pressing Nora’s fingerprints onto the multifaceted surface of the gem. “Make sure your grease gets all over it.”
Nora gasped in pain as her crushed right hand bumped against the safe during the struggle. “Stop! Please!”
Vanessa ripped the emerald back out of Nora’s hand, dropping it into a small velvet pouch she pulled from her cleavage.
“There,” Vanessa smiled, stepping back and smoothing her black dress. “Your prints are on the stone. The security cameras in the hallway show you entering the vault room. It’s a flawless narrative. The desperate, impoverished maid, drowning in medical debt for her sickly son, decides to steal the crown jewel of the Moretti family.”
Nora stared at her, horrified by the sheer, calculated evil of the woman.
“You won't get away with this,” Nora breathed out.
“I already have,” Vanessa laughed.
Vanessa reached over to the wall panel next to the door. She punched a red emergency button behind a glass casing.
Instantly, a deafening, piercing alarm began to shriek through the entire estate. Red strobe lights flashed violently inside the vault room, turning everything into a chaotic, bloody nightmare.
Vanessa looked at Nora, her eyes wide with fake, theatrical terror. She opened her mouth and began to scream at the top of her lungs.
“Help! Security! Help me!”
Vanessa slapped her own cheek hard enough to leave a red welt, then threw herself backward onto the carpet, making it look as though she had been attacked.
The heavy steel doors burst open.
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Six heavily armed security guards rushed into the room, assault rifles raised. Right behind them was Luca Moretti, his face a mask of absolute, terrifying fury.
“She attacked me!” Vanessa sobbed hysterically from the floor, pointing a trembling finger at Nora. “She forced her way in and took the emerald!”
