Chapter 5
Evelyn Shaw had represented Arthur for twelve years.
She knew his businesses.
His trusts.
His enemies.
And, unfortunately, his son.
When Arthur asked her to set up the emergency livestream, she stared at him for a long moment.
“You truly think Marcus would threaten you?”
Arthur answered, “I think Marcus becomes honest when delayed.”
Evelyn did not argue after that.
She arranged the system discreetly. The smartwatch would trigger a live feed to Arthur’s second phone and her secure device. No readable private documents would be displayed. No public broadcast. Just preserved evidence and immediate alert.
“Use it only if necessary,” she said.
Arthur smiled faintly.
“Evelyn, I am a dying man. Necessary has become a short list.”
On Christmas Eve, Evelyn was downstairs near the hospice office when the alert came through.
The first image was shaky.
Marcus beside the bed.
Arthur breathing with difficulty.
The oxygen machine unplugged.
Then Marcus’s voice came through:
“Sign this, and I’ll turn the oxygen back on.”
Evelyn’s face went cold.
She did not run blindly.
She called the officers already on standby because Arthur had insisted on precaution.
Then she took Arthur’s second phone and legal folder.
By the time she reached the suite door, Marcus was still leaning over the bed, believing the room belonged to him.
Evelyn unlocked the door.
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Read the full story 👉 Evelyn had doubted Arthur’s fear at first, until the livestream showed Marcus using oxygen as a bargaining chip.
