Chapter 2 – The Call
Chapter 2 – The Call
The mansion fell silent.
No one moved toward the woman on the floor.
Some guests looked away.
Others stared at the bloodstained fabric of her dress with uneasy expressions, as if pretending not to understand what had happened.
The pregnant woman held the phone against her ear.
"Detective Harris?"
Her voice trembled only once.
"I'm activating the statement I recorded yesterday."
A pause.
"Yes."
"It happened exactly as I told you it would."
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She ended the call.
Then she carefully slipped the phone back into her pocket.
