Chapter 4 - The Final Secret
Chloe took a slow, deliberate breath. The silicone pillow still lay abandoned on the floor near her feet.
"There is one more thing," Chloe said softly.
Both her father and her mother turned to look at her. The atmosphere in the room, already stretched to its absolute breaking point, suddenly became electric.
Chloe picked up her smartphone from the coffee table. The screen was cracked, but the information it held was lethal.
"The man she has been having an affair with?" Chloe asked, looking directly into her father's eyes. "He is outside."
Exactly on cue, a heavy knock sounded at the front door.
Three slow, deliberate beats.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
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Arthur’s face instantly drained of all color. His jaw locked. Evelyn stopped breathing entirely for a long, agonizing second, her hands flying up to cover her mouth in absolute terror.
"No," Evelyn whispered, scrambling to her feet in a panic. "Don't do this."
