Todos os capítulos de The Secret in His Gaming Room: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 9

Miles Connell had never acted like that before.During our third year of marriage, he turned his study into a gaming room. After that, the door stayed locked.Once, I asked him what he kept in there.He said he had expensive graphics cards and gaming peripherals in there and that I was not allowed to touch them, so I never asked again.Zoe Schmich had been my best friend since childhood. We had known each other for over twenty years.After a bad breakup, she moved in with me for two weeks.One evening, Miles brought Zoe a bowl of homemade pudding and called her over.“Come here, Zoe. I have something cool to show you.”Zoe glanced at me, and I nodded.Miles led her into the gaming room while I stayed in the living room, scrolling through my phone.Five minutes later, I heard Zoe’s startled voice coming from inside.I jumped to my feet just as the door opened, revealing Zoe standing with her back to me.“Zoe?”She turned around, her face streaked with tears.“Nora, I-I can

Tears spilled down my cheeks when I saw him.“Miles, Dad hit me!”Miles glanced at me, then at Charlene. He set his suitcase by the door, brushed the dust off his clothes, and smiled.“Officers, don’t leave just yet. The arrest can wait. First, let me show you something.”My heart sank.But he had already pushed open the gaming room door and beckoned the police officers over.“Come on in and take a look. You’ll understand once you see it.” Charlene exchanged a glance with the other two officers, then stepped inside.I stood in the living room. My hands and feet were ice cold.Time seemed to crawl.I eventually sat on the couch. Muffled voices drifted from the room, but I could not make out what anyone was saying.Dad sat at the other end of the couch, his face deathly pale.Ten minutes later, the door opened.Charlene walked out without looking at me. She stopped in front of me, then raised her head and looked at me.Her expression mirrored Zoe’s, Erin’s, and Dad’s.“No

Miles leaned against the gaming room doorframe, watching us with a faint, almost imperceptible smile.“What’s going on, Miss Sheridan?” he asked casually. “Nora still hasn’t fully recovered.”Leah ignored him. She fixed her eyes on me, her expression as cold as her voice.“Nora, you’re coming with me.”My legs felt so weak that I could barely stand. I tried to speak, but something seemed lodged in my throat, and not a single word came out.“Let’s go.” Leah stepped forward and grabbed my arm, gripping it tightly.Behind us, Miles called out, “Nora, keep your phone on. Call me if anything comes up!”Leah did not even look back.Once we were downstairs, she ushered me into the back seat of a black sedan, then slid behind the wheel and started the engine.She drove out of the residential complex and onto the main road, then finally glanced at me in the rearview mirror.“Don’t speak, and don’t look back.”I stayed silent and gripped my seat belt tightly.About twenty minutes l

Leah’s voice was calm.“There were supplementary materials in the file claiming that Mr. Lillard was the one who had taken the bribes and that my father had been framed. “They included Mr. Lillard’s bank statements, transfer records, and an audio recording that sounded like him discussing how to split the money with someone.”“Was it fake?” I asked.“Yes, but I almost believed it.”Leah looked at me.“The voice in that recording sounded so much like Mr. Lillard. I listened to it carefully several more times just now before realizing that it had been spliced together. “Like everyone else from Torwick, Mr. Lillard has a distinctive upward lilt at the ends of his sentences, but the recording lacked it.”I tried to speak, but no words came out.“My hands were shaking when I left the room,” Leah continued. “I kept thinking that if Mr. Lillard had really done something like that, what had all those years of studying to become a prosecutor, investigating cases, and working late int

“Nora, you’re pretty impressive,” Miles said.I said nothing.“I spent three years planning everything, but I never thought you’d be the one to bring me down.”He shook his head.“Do you know why I chose you?”“Why?” I asked.“Because you were stupid.”Miles smiled without a hint of shame.“You were so easy to fool, believing everything I told you. When I said I wanted to turn the study into a gaming room, you didn’t even question it. When I forbade you to enter, you actually stayed away for three whole years.”After a pause, he continued, “But the stupidest thing you ever did was go to Leah. Do you even know who she is?”I froze.“Leah, why don’t you tell her who you really are?”When Leah stayed silent, he continued, “You won’t tell her? Fine. I’ll tell her myself.”Miles leaned against the wall, grinning like a madman.“Leah’s real name is Leanna Sheridan. Her father is Jeremy Sheridan. Fifteen years ago, Jeremy was sentenced to twelve years in prison for corruption an