Todos los capítulos de THE HOUSE KEEPER : Capítulo 41 - Capítulo 50

Zoe's POVThe drive to Philadelphia took two hours.Several unmarked federal vehicles traveled with them, keeping close enough to make sure no one could easily approach the car.Zoe spent most of the journey staring out the window.Her hands were twisted together in her lap.She tried to focus on the passing streets, buildings, and cars, but her mind kept returning to the same question.What could go wrong?So much had already happened.Marcus was dead.Damian had found her.Her mother had revealed the truth about the ledger.And now they were going to retrieve something that had been hidden for eighteen years.Zoe wasn't sure what frightened her more—the possibility that the ledger would contain something terrible or the possibility that it wouldn't contain enough to stop Damian.She looked down at her hands.They were slightly tense.She forced herself to relax them.Beside her, Julian noticed."You don't have to come."Zoe looked at him.It was the third time he had said it that mo

Zoe's POVThe safe room was small and windowless.Zoe had seen rooms like it in movies before, but she had never imagined she would actually have to sit inside one.The walls were reinforced.There were several monitors covering almost every part of the penthouse.A direct line connected the room to the security team stationed throughout the building.Everything had been prepared carefully.Everything was supposed to keep them safe.But sitting there, Zoe didn't feel safe.She felt trapped.She sat beside her mother, watching the screens in front of them.Renata had insisted on coming to the penthouse.Everyone had argued against it.The doctors had wanted her to remain in the hospital.The security team had warned that moving her could be dangerous.But Renata had refused to stay alone.After Damian's threats, she didn't want to be separated from Zoe.And Zoe didn't want her mother alone either.So now they were both in the safe room.Zoe looked at her mother's shoulder."You should

Zoe's POVThe weeks that followed felt almost unreal.For the first time in a very long time, my life was quiet.Not the kind of quiet that made me nervous.Not the kind of quiet that came before something terrible happened.It was simply quiet.Normal.Peaceful.At first, I did not know how to handle it.Damian Cole was still in federal custody, waiting for his trial. The ledger evidence had turned out to be exactly as serious as Agent Kowalski had promised. The records connected Damian and his brother to years of criminal activity, and there was enough evidence to show just how deep the operation had gone.Every time I heard something about the case on the news, I still found it hard to believe that it was finally over.For twenty years, Damian Cole had been a shadow hanging over my life.Now he was behind bars.He could no longer follow me.He could no longer threaten me.He could no longer use my fear against me.Vantage Holdings was also falling apart.The company's executives we

Zoe's POV"The prosecution calls Zoe Hart."My heart immediately started beating faster.For a moment, I could not move.Then I took a slow breath and stood.My hands were trembling slightly as I walked toward the witness stand.Every step felt heavier than it should have.I knew I had prepared for this.I knew I had already told the agents everything that had happened.I knew the truth.Still, standing inside the courtroom made everything feel different.This was no longer an investigation.This was the trial.And Damian Cole was sitting only a short distance away.I looked toward the gallery.Julian was there.His eyes found mine immediately.He gave me a small nod.Nothing dramatic.Just a simple reminder that he was there.With that small gesture, some of the fear inside me settled.I continued walking until I reached the witness stand.I sat down and looked toward the judge.Then I looked toward the prosecution.And finally, despite everything inside me telling me not to, I looke

Zoe's POV"Where are we going?"I looked at Julian as we walked through Central Park.He only smiled."You're being very quiet," I said.He kept walking."Julian.""You'll see."I laughed."That's not an answer.""It is the only answer you're getting."I shook my head.Something was different about him that afternoon.He had picked me up without telling me where we were going. He had only said that he wanted to take me somewhere.Now we were walking through Central Park, and he was acting like he had some big secret.I tried to guess where we were going."The boathouse?""No.""The carousel?""No.""Somewhere to eat?""Not yet."I stopped walking."Then where?"Julian stopped too and looked back at me."You ask too many questions.""I like knowing where I'm going.""I know.""And you are clearly hiding something."He smiled."Maybe."I narrowed my eyes."You're suspicious."He laughed."Coming from you, that's interesting."I laughed too.The sound of our laughter disappeared into the