Chapter 1: The Dark Graveyard
The sky above the cemetery was a sheet of cold gray steel.
A heavy drizzle soaked the green grass and old headstones.
Dozens of wealthy guests stood in perfect black outfits.
They held matching black umbrellas against the gloomy wet wind.
A white wooden coffin rested on metal straps above the dark grave.
Arthur Vance stood completely motionless at the front of the crowd.
He was a powerful corporate titan who controlled a billion-dollar legacy.
Tonight, he was just a broken father burying his eight-year-old daughter.
His eyes were bloodshot and filled with deep, silent agony.
Beside him stood Beatrice, his newly married young wife.
She wore a heavy black hat with a dark lace veil.
The lace completely covered her pale and beautiful face.
She pretended to wipe away a fake, invisible tear.
Underneath the black veil, her lips formed a thin curve.
She was already thinking about the massive inheritance.
With the child gone, the Vance fortune belonged to her.
The gravediggers prepared to lower the white coffin into the mud.
The solemn ceremony was moving exactly according to her dark plan.
Then, a wild scream shattered the quiet peace of the cemetery.
May you like
