Chapter 10 — The Family Begins to Doubt
# A Fall at Sunset
## Chapter 10 — The Family Begins to Doubt
The following morning, Ethan returned briefly to the mansion.
Family members remained gathered in the living room.
No one felt like celebrating anymore.
Victoria sat quietly with swollen eyes.
She looked exhausted.
The moment Ethan entered...
She stood.
"Ethan..."
"I never meant—"
"Stop."
His voice was calm.
Too calm.
"I don't want another lie."
An uncomfortable silence filled the room.
Ethan's father slowly spoke.
"Son..."
"We all saw her trying to help Emily."
Ethan looked directly at him.
"No."
"You saw what happened after the first fall."
"I saw the second."
Several relatives exchanged uncertain glances.
David then stepped forward.
"The security recordings were deleted."
The room instantly became silent.
Victoria's face lost all color.
Someone whispered,
"Deleted?"
David nodded.
"Only the footage from last night."
Every eye slowly turned toward Victoria.
For the first time...
The perfect image she had carefully built over the years began to crack.
And Ethan quietly realized...
The truth was finally starting to surface.
