Chapter 9 — Victoria's Secret Motive
# A Fall at Sunset
## Chapter 9 — Victoria's Secret Motive
Late that night, Victoria sat alone inside her luxury apartment.
Her elegant emerald dress lay across the sofa.
She stared into the bathroom mirror.
The faint outline of Ethan's slap remained on her cheek.
Her phone rang.
She answered immediately.
A man's voice whispered,
"Did it work?"
Victoria looked toward the dark window.
"Not completely."
"The baby survived."
The caller cursed softly.
"You promised this would end tonight."
Victoria clenched her jaw.
"I did everything I could."
"There were too many people."
She ended the call without another word.
Then she opened a locked drawer.
Inside were financial documents.
Bank notices.
Mortgage defaults.
And one life insurance policy.
Emily Harrison.
Beneficiary if Emily died before childbirth...
A private investment company secretly controlled by Victoria.
She slowly closed the drawer.
"This isn't over."
She whispered to herself.
"I've waited too long to lose everything now."
