The familiar melody cut through the air like a knife.
Marcus’s eyes widened in pure horror. The white coffee cup slipped from his fingers and shattered on the floor, hot liquid splashing across his shoes. He didn’t even notice.
Elena stood motionless, her silk champagne blouse catching the under-cabinet glow like liquid gold. Her expression was ice.
The phone in her purse kept ringing. That same obnoxious old-school tone his partner Laurent had used for years. The one Marcus had heard melt into silence three weeks ago in the flames.
“You’re lying,” he whispered, voice cracking. “This isn’t real.”
Elena slowly reached into her purse and pulled out the cracked black phone. The screen lit her face from below, turning her sharp features demonic.
Marcus stumbled back against the marble island, knocking over a half-empty wine bottle. Red liquid spilled like blood across the white counter, mixing with scattered rose petals from last night’s anniversary.
“I burned him,” he said again, almost pleading. “I watched the fire take everything. The car. The body. The evidence.”
She tilted her head, a ghost of a smile playing on her lips.
“The transfer memo doesn’t lie, Marcus. Ten million. Clean. Untraceable. Just like you promised him… before you decided he was better off dead.”
The ringtone stopped.
A single text appeared on the screen.
Job complete. Enjoy the money, love.
Marcus’s stomach dropped. His hand shot out toward the phone, but Elena pulled it back calmly.
“You were supposed to be the perfect husband,” she said softly, stepping closer. Shadows danced across her face. “Quiet. Ambitious. Easy to control. All I needed was someone ruthless enough to remove Laurent for me.”
His breath came in short gasps. The luxurious kitchen suddenly felt like a tomb.
“I did it for us,” he choked.
“No,” Elena replied, her voice velvet and venom. “You did it for me. And now the account is in my name. Every last cent.”
The phone vibrated again. Another message.
He always underestimated you. Good thing I never did.
Marcus lunged forward, grabbing her wrist. The phone clattered onto the counter, screen still glowing.
From the hallway, the doorbell rang. Two slow, deliberate chimes.
They both froze.
Through the frosted glass of the front door, a tall silhouette stood motionless under the porch light. Broad shoulders. Unmoving. Waiting.
Elena looked at Marcus, her green eyes calm and terrifying.
“You should answer that, darling.”
The silhouette raised a hand and knocked once. The sound echoed through the house like a final verdict.
Marcus stared at the shadow, then back at the woman he thought he knew. The woman who had just destroyed his entire world with ten million dollars and one impossible ringtone.
The phone lit up again on the counter.
Incoming call.
Laurent.
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