Chapter 6 - The Door Closed Behind HimThaddius tried to leave.
The agents blocked him.
“Mr. Vale, you're not going anywhere.”
He looked at me.
“You did this.”
I laughed.
“You locked me inside a penthouse without medication.”
“I didn't!”
“You cut off my water.”
“No.”
“You removed my phone.”
“I was trying to protect you.”
I stared at him.
“You told me it was better if I died.”
His face changed.
For a second, I saw fear.
Then he tried another strategy.
“She was confused.”
He pointed toward me.
“Her illness affects her judgment.”
Rebecca stepped forward.
“Interesting.”
She handed an agent a tablet.
“Because we have surveillance footage.”
The screen showed Thaddius throwing my medication into the trash.
His own voice filled the room.
“It's better if you pass quietly.”
Clarice covered her mouth.
Genevieve started crying.
Thaddius shook his head.
“That was edited.”
Rebecca smiled.
“We also have the original file.”
Then came the bank records.
The forged signatures.
The offshore accounts.
The attorney communications.
The travel arrangements.
The medical documents.
The security logs.
Everything.
Thaddius looked around.
“You set me up.”
“No.”
I stepped closer.
“You set yourself up.”
He stared at me.
“You were supposed to die.”
The room became silent.
I looked into his eyes.
“That's the first honest thing you've said.”
He lowered his head.
Then Clarice began screaming.
“You ruined my son!”
I turned toward her.
“Your son tried to murder his wife.”
“He loved you!”
“No.”
I shook my head.
“He loved what he thought I would leave behind.”
Genevieve suddenly collapsed onto the sofa.
“I didn't know.”
I looked at her.
“You knew enough.”
She cried.
“I thought he was divorcing you.”
“You knew I was sick.”
She couldn't answer.
One of the agents approached.
“Mrs. Vale, we have enough for the arrests.”
Thaddius suddenly lunged toward me.
Daniel stepped between us.
Two agents grabbed him.
He shouted my name.
“Seraphina!”
I didn't move.
“You can't do this!”
I looked at him.
“You already did.”
The handcuffs clicked.
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For the first time in our marriage, Thaddius was powerless.
And I was free.
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