Chapter 8 - The True Mastermind
The incredibly sharp, authoritative female voice playing loudly through the small speaker belonged entirely to Beverly.
The audio clearly captured the wealthy older woman calmly discussing the exact dosage of the untraceable paralytic drug.
Beverly had completely orchestrated the entire murder because George Stanford had secretly planned to cut Edwin out of the business empire entirely.
Edwin was nothing more than a dumb, easily manipulated pawn in his own mother's incredibly sinister chess game.
Camila didn't hesitate for a single second before calling the lead detective directly to the intensive care unit.
Within ten minutes, heavily armed police officers stormed the hospital waiting room and aggressively slapped steel handcuffs onto Beverly's wrists.
Beverly screamed frantically, desperately begging her heavily medicated son to wake up and somehow save her from federal prison.
Edwin slowly opened his swollen eyes just in time to watch his mother violently dragged away by the authorities.
He finally realized that his own mother had completely used him, leaving him entirely alone to take the inevitable fall.
With Chloe dead and his mother incarcerated, Edwin began to cry hysterically, weakly begging Camila for a second chance.
He promised to sign the divorce papers instantly, desperately offering to walk away with absolutely nothing if she just saved him.
Camila stared down at his broken, pathetic body with absolutely zero emotion remaining in her heavy heart.
She calmly told him that forgiveness was entirely out of her hands now, turning her back on him forever.
She proudly informed Attorney Wayne that she was finally ready to sign the official authorization to push Crestview Construction into total bankruptcy.
This final move would legally destroy the last remaining piece of Edwin's fake legacy, freeing her completely from the toxic marriage.
Wayne quickly opened his briefcase to hand her the finalized documents, but his secure phone suddenly rang with a blaring emergency tone.
He answered the call, his face instantly turning a terrifying shade of pale as he listened to the frantic voice on the other end.
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Wayne looked at Camila with absolute horror, explaining that a mysterious, highly aggressive shell company was violently buying up Crestview's massive debt.
This completely unknown entity was attempting a hostile takeover of the entire board before she could legally bankrupt the firm.
