Chapter 5 - The Double Agent
Panic exploded in my chest, completely overriding the paralytic drug as I lunged for the door handle.
Marcus instantly hit the master lock switch, sealing me inside the heavily armored vehicle as he slammed on the gas pedal.
I screamed at him, demanding to know how much Daniel and Victoria had paid him to betray my family.
Marcus completely ignored my shouting and expertly navigated the SUV through the winding, treacherous mountain roads at breakneck speed.
He finally reached into his jacket pocket and tossed a thick stack of printed financial documents directly into my lap.
Marcus calmly told me to read the highlighted sections before I accused the only person trying to keep me alive.
I picked up the papers with trembling hands and scanned the complex offshore banking records under the dim cabin light.
The documents proved that Marcus had spent the last three hours legally freezing every single asset Daniel had tried to move.
He explained that he had cloned Daniel's phone weeks ago, which allowed him to intercept and reply to Victoria's messages to track her location.
Marcus looked at me through the rearview mirror, his eyes filled with a deep, tragic sadness.
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He revealed that Victoria Vance was not just Daniel's secret lover from a past life.
She was Daniel's legal, living wife, meaning my entire five-year marriage had been a fraudulent, calculated scam from the very beginning.
