“Tyler’s death was a regrettable necessity,” she said.

“The police will believe Julian killed you and Chloe in a fit of desperation when the identity theft was exposed.”

“Then, Julian will suffer a fatal accident while resisting arrest.”

“It is a very clean narrative.”

Chloe’s gun hand dropped an inch, her face draining of what little color it had left.

“You’re going to kill Julian too?” Chloe whispered.

“Julian served his purpose,” Victoria said.

“But he is clumsy.”

“He left too many traces, and he let you run wild.”

I felt a sudden, sharp contraction grip my abdomen, forcing me to gasp.

I bent slightly, my hand tightly clutching the phone inside my pocket.

“The board won’t believe you, Victoria,” I said, gasping for breath. “Adelaide knows. She knows Tyler was an imposter.”

Victoria laughed, a dry, rattling sound.

“Adelaide will do exactly what she is told to do,” Victoria said.

“She enjoys her townhouse in Paris and her villa in Monaco far too much to ask questions.”

“The Callahan family network only cares about the stock price.”