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Richard's point of view:As soon as the call ended, I took a deep breath, my mind going back to Elizabeth. At last, I had something to show her, prove that I believed and trusted her. I scrolled through my phone, thinking of calling her right away, but just as I was about to dial, the sharp crash of glass breaking echoed through the house.I rushed to the sound and found Laura on the floor, glass scattered everywhere, blood running down her leg.“Are you okay?” I asked, eyes scanning the mess before meeting hers.“I’m sorry,” she said quickly, her voice shaky. “I was trying to get Lily a glass of water. She usually wakes up at night for a glass.”I nodded, glancing again at her bleeding leg.“That’s okay, just be careful next time,” I said, about to leave when she stopped me.“Can you please help me?” she whispered, struggling to move.I turned, hesitant. The last thing I wanted was to get caught in something uncomfortable.“Fine,” I sighed, helping her to the couch before clearing th
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Richard's point view: My heart dropped and my phone almost did too, so there was a burner, Elizabeth was right? Why did it feel like I wanted her to be wrong so badly. I walked out of Rachel's office calling Benjamin almost immediately. “You said you found the burner?” I asked.“Yes, sir. She hid it in the bathroom ceiling.”I shut my eyes, a sharp ache pressing behind them. Elizabeth’s words came rushing back, her fall in Laura's room, how I had thought she was losing it. God, I owed her an apology. A big one.“What did you find? Who has she been in contact with?” I asked, remembering how Elizabeth swore Laura had an accomplice, the one who pulled the trigger.“Nothing, sir. The phone looks brand new, like it’s never been used.”“That’s impossible,” I muttered, pacing. “If Elizabeth was right about the burner, then she must’ve been right about everything else.”“Sir?”" Laura is a smart girl, I am certain she is hiding something in that phone" I said pausing as my mind swirled, I n
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Richard’s point of view:Elizabeth was right. How could I have even thought—for a second—that she would ever do such a thing? I didn’t deserve her. The thought tore at me as I paced the room, back and forth, my chest heavy, my heart aching. I was so disappointed in myself I couldn’t even run after her when she walked out.My head spun, trying to figure out what to do, how to fix this, how to make it right. There was only one way.I grabbed my phone and called Benjamin.“Ben, do you still work with Stacy, the investigator?” I asked the moment he picked up. No pleasantries. I couldn’t waste time.“Yes, sir.”“Good. Hire her. I need her to investigate what really happened to my daughter.”There was a long pause. I could hear him sigh through the phone.“Sir… I don’t advise that. The police are trying to close this case. If they find out we’re digging, they might reopen it—and I can’t guarantee Elizabeth’s safety if—”“Just do it,” I cut him off, my frustration bleeding through my voice.
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Elizabeth’s point of view:Three months later:Richard was right—I did need a lawyer. Laura's plan was deeper than I thought, and the evidence against me was solid. She managed to make it look like I kidnapped Lilly and shot my accomplice to keep it a secret. My fingerprint and DNA were everywhere.It took months of going to court and even a night in jail, but somehow Richard’s lawyer, Benjamin, had managed to get the case against me thrown out. He made the evidence look circumstantial—saying I was only there to save Lily after receiving a call from the kidnappers, that my fingerprint was on the gun because I’d grabbed it and accidentally fired in self-defense. Richard and Benjamin even went as far as creating a fake ransom call and backdating it to the day it happened. I had no idea how they pulled it off, but I guess that was the perk of being engaged to the best software engineer in the world.Now I was free. The police were preparing to close the case due to lack of any other evid
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Elizabeth's point of view:My heart skipped, and I immediately did what I was told. My chest rose and fell fast, my mind swirling, my hands trembling as I lifted them in the air. The officer moved closer, his face stern, the cold metal cuffs clutched in his hand.“Ma’am, you are under arrest for the kidnapping of Liliana Richard. Anything you say or do…” he began to recite, as he grabbed my wrist and started wrapping the cuffs around it.The snap of the metal made my pulse race harder, but just as he was about to lock it, Richard’s voice cut through.“Excuse me—what do you think you’re doing?”He rushed over, standing right beside me, his tall frame casting a shadow over both me and the officer.“Sir, we got a call from a witness telling us they saw Ms. James Kidnapped your daughter and bring her here" the police said. "The tip also told us that she was planning to move to a different location we didn't act fast" the officer explained, still holding onto my wrist.“Call?” Richard’s
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Richard’s Point of View:"Please hold on, sir, while I talk to the morgue technician," the officer said, pointing to a chair in the waiting area at the police station.I nodded and sat down, my legs tapping against the floor without me thinking about it. My mind was moving faster than my body, looping through the same thoughts. I told myself not to let it wander, but it kept drifting there anyway."Poor Laura," I muttered under my breath. If my heart felt this heavy, I could only imagine hers — three years raising our daughter, only to lose her like this.Then I thought of Elizabeth. This would crush her too. The trauma she was already going through, I could almost see her spiraling.I glanced at the clock. It felt like I’d been sitting there for hours. Did the detective fall asleep? Why was he taking so long?The more minutes passed, the harder it was to stop my mind from going places. I thought about what it would mean losing Lily again. The thought made my chest tighten.Suddenly m
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