Chapter 2 - The Hidden Office
The key unlocked a concealed office behind the staircase.
Inside were:
Guardianship petitions
Employment records
Photographs of children kneeling beside wealthy donors
Victoria called them “etiquette training.”
Rachel responded firmly: “You are humiliating children and calling it education.”
Victoria replied: “Their parents work for us. They should understand hierarchy.”
Emily clung to Rachel. “My mom said work is not shameful.”
David revealed that Emily’s mother, Sarah Collins, had been the penthouse housekeeper before disappearing.
Evidence showed:
Fraudulent charity operations
Misuse of donor funds
Forced wage contributions labeled as “family advancement fees”
A guardianship petition declaring Sarah “unstable”
The petition was signed three days before Sarah vanished.
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David was the approving witness.
Rachel confronted him: “You signed away a mother without verifying the truth.”
