Chapter 2 - The Envelope of DeathElena's fingers trembled as she pushed a crumpled medical envelope into Julian's palm.
Inside was a toxicology report from one of America's most respected laboratories.
For months, Elena had been suffering from unexplained nausea, exhaustion, dizziness, and strange metallic tastes after meals. Her family had dismissed everything as pregnancy complications.
But Julian had never believed them.
The report confirmed his worst fears.
Tiny amounts of a dangerous substance had been repeatedly introduced into Elena's food and water.
Someone had been slowly poisoning her.
And the target wasn't merely Elena.
It was her unborn child.
The motive was hidden inside an old family trust.
If Elena and her baby died before the inheritance transferred, control of the family's fortune would return to her relatives.
Julian stared at the report.
"They weren't trying to scare you," he whispered.
"They were trying to erase you."
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Elena's eyes filled with tears.
For the first time, she understood how close death had been sitting at her dinner table.
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