Chapter 8 - Marcus's Final Play
Despite the damning evidence, Marcus was granted bail due to a procedural error. He was desperate. Cornered animals are the most dangerous.
I knew he would come for the greenhouse. The original will—the real one, the one that proved his absolute guilt and tied him to the embezzlement—was still hidden there. Mom had left a clue in her journal, and I knew Marcus had a copy of that page.
It was 2:00 AM when I heard the alarm system at the back of the property silently trigger on my phone.
I didn't call the police immediately. I walked to the security monitor in the panic room.
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On the screen, bathed in the eerie green glow of night vision, was Marcus. He was carrying a crowbar and a gasoline can, heading straight for the glass sanctuary of the orchids.
He wasn't just coming for the documents. He was coming to burn Mom’s legacy to the ground.
