All Chapters of The revenge of the fallen heiress : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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Annabel is cracking

On Wednesday Priya sent a single paragraph.It was about Annabel.I read the paragraph twice and I thought about what it meant and what it could mean.Annabel was many things.Calculated. Manipulative. Annabel was also a woman who needed to win,she's too competitive for nothing.Not just to have things.To win them. To take them from someone else who wanted them. I called Priya.She answered on the second ring. She always answered quickly, which I appreciated. "The clinic visit," I said without hesitation."I was expecting your call," Priya said. "I have a contact at the clinic. Not inside,But someone who works in the building and observes things.""What do they know?""Nothing confirmed," Priya said carefully. "But Annabel has visited three times in the past six weeks. The first visit was longer, nearly two hours. The other visits were shorter. I absorbed this. "She told Michael she might be pregnant.""Yes," Priya said. "I have that from the same source who reported her visit

Michael proposed a meeting

Michael propose a meeting That Thursday morning I received the letter.A letter printed on Raymond Enterprise, signed personally by Michael Raymond delivered to Salvatore Enterprise by ten past nine in the morning.Maria brought it to me without saying a word,she dropped it on the desk and stepped back.I looked at the envelope for about three seconds before opening it.Just Vivian's name,the company address with the same handwriting I have watched him use in filling birthday cards, meeting notes and documents for years.When I opened it,the letter was on one page. He wrote that Raymond Enterprise valued the early stages of Salvatore Enterprise and believed there was significant scope for expansion beyond the current real estate arrangement.He wrote,he welcomed the opportunity to discuss a broader collaboration in person, proposing lunch at a private dining venue,and that he hoped I would consider it.I read it twice,and I rested my back on my chair trying to think what's actually

chapter 23: meeting with Michael

The private dining room was small and perfectly quiet.Round table,two chairs.No other dinners,no background music.Just a wealthy private kind of hotel.I arrived first.This was deliberate.I wanted to possess the room before he walked in,he should have walked into my space and not the other way round.I ordered water and opened my portfolio while I waited.He was three minutes late.He came through the front door and the first thing he did was scan the room,looking for me.But it didn't take long before he spotted me because it was just me in the room.He walked comfortably towards me like someone used to this kind of place,well of course he is.“Ms. Salvatore”. He said, extending his hand for a handshake.I shook it, firmly and briefly.” Mr. Raymond”. I said, gesturing to the chair across me.” Please”.He sat down and settled in.He looked at me with another kind of attention which was different from the particular attention he gave to me at the gala.The first twenty minutes wer

still the same result from the investigation

After I returned from the meeting with Michael,I couldn't help but feel overwhelmed with it.I sat at the reading table with tiredness and stretched out my book trying to recap everything that happened with Michael when Maria gently knocked on the door and waited for my response.“Come in” I said slowly,my voice wasn't audible but at least she heard what I said.I was surprised,she came along with Priya.I hadn't expected that,I know I have asked for an investigation but what could be so serious that she had come all the way from her resident to this place instead of calling or texting me like she used to.Maria geatured to her to seat down across the chair opposite where I was seated.I know I was tired but I was ever ready to listen to anything that was close to me bringing down my killers.As she sat there I could see the seriousness in her face and prepared myself to what am about to hear.“The people we are investigating have significant sources, financial sources, legal sources,

the Hunt

The Hunter The cold water poured down my body but it couldn't wash away the ànger pulling up in my body.I raised my head up and thought out loud.Sandra Raymond.The woman whose name rested on priya's investigation,the woman whom everyone thought has vanished without a trace.A bitter smile crossed my lips.No Sandra Raymond has not died or vanished.She died believing the man she loved would come for her.How foolish.The memory of standing alone on my wedding dress flashed through my mind.The guest whispering,the pity in their eyes, Michael phone call, the humiliation.“Sandra something urgent came up wait for me”Wait for me he said,I had waited.I had waited until the wedding hall became empty,until my tears dried ,I had waited until I walked away alone which actually led to my death.My finger clenched in the running water.“Annabel”I whisper like a curse.’ you stole my life,but I will make sure you lose everything you stole “.A knock sounded on the bathroom door.“Miss Vivi

unexpected visit

I stared at the busy street through the tinted window,but Maria kept stealing glances at me through the mirror.She had been unexpectedly quiet ever since I told her where we were going.Finally she voiced out,she couldn't hold it in anymore “ Miss Vivian are you sure about this? I shifted my gaze to her.“Do I look like I'm not serious?“No”“Then stop worrying “.She sighed softly.”I just don't understand why you're meeting Michael Raymond after everything that has happened”.A faint smile curved my lips.” Because he isn't expecting me”.That's exactly why I want to see him. People tend to reveal their true self when they are caught off guard.If Michael Raymond had anything to do with my death,I needed to see it But if he's innocent,then someone else had manipulated him as much as they had manipulated me.Either way I need to get an Answer.Twenty minutes later,the car stopped in front of Raymond group headquarters.The towering glass reflected the day's sunlight.Maria hurriedly

Cracks in the perfect timing

Annabel remained rooted to the ground long after the elevator door closed.Her perfectly manicured nails drugged into her palms until they left crescent marks.Michael removed her hands,not because anyone forced him to but because he wanted to.That had happened before.Ever since Sandra disappeared Michael he buried himself in work,avoided unnecessary conversation and rarely showed interest in anyone.He had become distant.Annabel had convinced herself that it was only a matter of time before he came to the realization that Sandra was gone and he would completely give himself to her.She had waited,she had endured,she had played the role of an understanding girlfriend and Vivian Salvatore had accomplished what she could not do in months.Michael had looked at another woman with interest.No,not interestBut recognition.Her breathing became hard.”no this isn't happening”.She quickly composed herself and walked into Micheal’s office. He was standing close to the window with both ha

A dangerous game

Michael stared at the blank screen as the anonymous call ended.His grip around the phone tightened.,the distorted voice kept on echoing in his ear.“If you continue looking for Sandra Raymond you will disappear just like her”.Whoever it was knew about the security footage.NoThey knew he had started asking questions and making moves.That wasn't a coincidence, someone inside the Raymond group,or someone close enough to monitor his every moves.A knock on the door pulled him back to reality.“ Mr. Raymond”.He turned to face him.“ The directors are waiting for you in the conference room”.“I'm not attending”.“But the meeting starts in five minutes sir”.“Reschedule”.He stood up and walked towards the window, for the first time in months business wasn't occupying his mind instead the thought of his dead wife was.He had been wrong all along,for months he had convinced himself that she left him.He had buried his guilt under endless meetings and business trips,it was easier to beli

the first strike

The message remained on my screen.Now both of you are marked.For several seconds no one spoke.Walter was the first to break the silence. “Don't delete anything”.I slowly lowered the phone,I wasn't planning to. He pulled a small device from his phone.I will have one of the cyber security guys trace the number.“Do it”.He took a picture of the message then handed my phone back to me. Maria folded her arms tightly across her chest.“This is getting out of hand”.“No” I corrected her. “It's getting interesting”.Mr. Walter looked at me as though I had lost my mind. “Someone just threatened your life”.“They have been threatening my life since Sandra died,this is just them admitting it”.Neither Walter nor Maria argued because they probably knew I was right.I put Sandra's letter back into the envelope. “ You have done well” I said looking at Helen.The elderly woman looked relieved. “I have been carrying that guilt for so long” “You don't have to carry it anymore”.I turned to Walte

The shadows behind the truth

The sound of the ambulance siren echoed through the hospital parking lot.I stood behind the shattered window,my eyes fixed on the empty road where the black SUV had disappeared.It was gone,just like it vanished months ago. Maria wrapped a coat around me. “Miss Vivian,you need to sit down”.I didn't move. My mind replayed the man's final word. You should have stayed dead.He didn't guess or assume,he said it like he knew exactly what's going on.Someone knew that Sandra Raymond had truly died and that Vivian Salvatore was standing in her place.The realization sent a chill down my spine.“They are calling it poisoning”.I turned my head.“The masked man”. Walter said. “He bites into a capsule hidden inside one of his molars”. My eye narrowed,what a dangerous way of hiding their crime.“This wasn't some street thug,this man was trained”.Maria frowned. “Who trains people to kill themselves”.Walter's expression darkened.”The kind of people who don't leave witness” Silence pulled ov

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