Chapter 4 - Emma Identified the Woman Who Planted the Envelope, but the Security Footage Revealed She Had Been Working With Alessandro’s Chief of SecurityThe woman's identity became clear within twenty-four hours.
Her name was Clara Bell.
She worked in Alessandro's financial division.
More importantly, she had direct access to confidential accounts.
But when we searched her office, everything looked normal.
Too normal.
No suspicious documents.
No unexplained money.
No hidden files.
Then security found something.
A photograph.
Clara standing beside Alessandro's chief of security.
Victor Romano.
The man who wore the black Moretti signet ring.
Alessandro stared.
Victor had protected him for fifteen years.
Saved his life twice.
Taken a bullet for him once.
He trusted Victor more than almost anyone.
I looked at Alessandro.
“What are you going to do?”
He answered:
“Nothing.”
I frowned.
“You know they're involved.”
“Yes.”
“Then why?”
“Because I need to know how deep it goes.”
He wanted them to think they were safe.
So he played along.
Victor came to the house that evening.
He looked at me.
Then Emma.
He smiled.
“How's the little detective?”
Emma hid behind me.
Alessandro noticed.
“She's shy.”
Victor laughed.
“Children usually are.”
Emma whispered:
“Not when they know someone is bad.”
The room went silent.
Victor's smile disappeared.
Alessandro looked at his daughter.
“Emma.”
She stared at Victor.
“He's the man.”
Victor's face hardened.
“The man from the diner.”
Alessandro slowly stood.
“Thank you.”
Victor looked confused.
“For what?”
“For proving something.”
Security guards stepped into the room.
Victor reached for his weapon.
Too late.
He was disarmed.
Clara was arrested at her apartment.
The investigation exploded.
Victor had been moving money.
Clara created fake transactions.
Together, they had built a financial trail to frame Alessandro.
But they weren't working alone.
Someone higher had authorized everything.
Victor finally confessed.
“Matteo.”
Alessandro's face went cold.
“Matteo Rinaldi?”
Victor nodded.
“The person you trusted.”
I watched Alessandro.
“Why?”
“Because Matteo believes he's entitled to the family.”
“Family?”
“Alessandro's father promised him control.”
“But Alessandro inherited it.”
“Exactly.”
Matteo had been waiting.
He wanted Alessandro out.
The judge's murder was part of the plan.
The money withdrawal was another piece.
The envelope had been designed to connect everything.
But then Emma returned it.
She preserved the bank seal.
She exposed the transaction.
And suddenly, Matteo's carefully constructed story began collapsing.
Then Victor revealed something even worse.
“The judge wasn't the first.”
Alessandro looked at him.
“How many?”
“Four.”
“Who?”
“People who had evidence against Matteo.”
I stared.
Four murders.
A financial conspiracy.
And now Emma was a witness.
Alessandro looked at me.
“This is bigger than I thought.”
I hugged Emma.
“What happens now?”
He answered:
“Now Matteo comes for the only evidence he can't erase.”
“The bank seal?”
“No.”
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He looked at my daughter.
“Her memory.”
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