Chapter 10 - Richard Wanted My Daughter More Than Money—So I Offered Him Myself Instead, and He Walked Straight Into the Trap We Had BuiltI stepped forward.
“Take me.”
Adrian grabbed my arm.
“No.”
Richard paused.
“You?”
“Yes.”
“I need the girl.”
“You need me more.”
That made him curious.
I told him I knew how to stabilize Grace's genetic mutation.
I lied.
Richard believed it.
He ordered his men to take me.
Adrian resisted.
I gave him a look.
Trust me.
He understood.
They took me.
I was brought to a private laboratory.
Richard explained his plan.
He wanted to use my blood to stabilize the treatment.
Then use Grace and Lucas as long-term research subjects.
He believed he would become the richest man in America.
I kept him talking.
Hidden microphones had been attached to my clothing.
Adrian was listening.
Every confession was recorded.
Richard admitted everything.
Elena.
My mother.
The children.
The poisoning.
The fake medical records.
The assassination attempts.
Everything.
Then Senator Graves entered.
I recognized him.
He smiled.
“You've been troublesome.”
I answered:
“You killed my mother.”
He shook his head.
“She chose a side.”
“No.”
“She chose children.”
That made him angry.
He admitted ordering Elena's murder.
He admitted funding Meridian.
He admitted framing Adrian.
He admitted everything.
Then Adrian stormed into the laboratory.
Security followed.
Federal agents were behind him.
Graves tried to flee.
Richard reached for a gun.
Adrian stopped him.
For a moment, it looked like Adrian might kill him.
Instead, he lowered his weapon.
“No.”
Richard laughed.
“Mercy?”
“Justice.”
Federal agents arrested them.
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The operation collapsed.
And for the first time in two years, Grace was free.
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