Chapter 12 - THE PRICE OF A MAID’S SILENCEMarcus admitted signing the petition that declared Eleanor mentally incompetent. Victoria had promised him control of the company if Adrian could be pushed aside.
But he claimed he never knew Eleanor was being frightened, isolated, or sedated.
“You knew enough,” Adrian said. “You preferred the version that made you richer.”
Before police questioned Marcus, a Harrington attorney offered Isabella $500,000, a new apartment, and permanent employment if she called the slap an emotional misunderstanding.
Several directors watched as though a servant’s dignity had a price.
Isabella pushed the contract back.
“You paid people to forget. I’m here because one woman finally remembered.”
Eleanor took Isabella’s hand.
The accountant opened another ledger from the vault. It listed secret payments to employees who had complained about Victoria.
One name made Isabella stop breathing.
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Clara Moore—her mother.
The final payment had been issued three days after Clara’s reported death.
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