Chapter 2: The Secret Hidden in the Sedative
Doctors rushed Elena into emergency surgery while specialists prepared for an immediate cesarean section.
Daniel refused to leave the operating room doors.
Four hours later...
A surgeon finally emerged.
"Mr. Carter?"
Daniel stood instantly.
"Your wife is alive."
He closed his eyes for only a second.
"But someone administered an extremely powerful sedative," the doctor continued.
"It slowed her heartbeat so dramatically that an inexperienced examiner could mistake her for deceased."
Daniel's jaw tightened.
"What drug?"
The doctor handed him a report.
"Veterinary ketamine mixed with muscle relaxants."
Daniel stared at the paper.
"This wasn't an accident."
The doctor's expression hardened.
"No."
"It required planning."
Before Daniel could respond, a detective approached.
"We've already searched the funeral home."
"And?"
"The death certificate..."
"...was forged."
Daniel wasn't surprised.
He asked only one question.
"Who signed it?"
The detective hesitated.
"A private physician employed exclusively by your family's corporation."
Daniel finally understood.
This wasn't simply attempted murder.
It was a conspiracy.
Someone had wanted Elena buried before any hospital could examine her.
But why?
Then Daniel remembered something Marcus had said.
"Everything has already been taken care of."
May you like
His blood ran cold.
The family inheritance.
