Early the next morning, as the first rays of sunlight slipped through the gap in the curtains, Viviane was jolted awake by the relentless buzzing of her phone.
Dazed, she sat up, groggily running a hand through her messy hair before reaching for her phone on the nightstand.
When she saw the caller ID flashing "Police", her brows furrowed. 'Why are they calling so early? What happened this time?'
Sliding her finger across the screen, she answered the call.
A steady, serious voice came through. "Ms. Collins, we've made a major breakthrough regarding the chandelier incident."
That snapped Viviane awake. She instinctively straightened her posture, fully alert as she listened intently.
"Our investigation has uncovered links between the incident and an underground criminal network—one invo
