Chapter 13

### Chapter 13: The Restored Code
The screen in the central control room flickered.
Not a system error.
A self-correction.
Nathaniel sat down in the chair, his eyes locked on the string of data that had just appeared.
File 044.
The east wing stairwell recording.
The original. Unedited.
He pressed play.
The footage had no audio, but its silence was more deafening than any scream.
On the screen, Margaret walked to the edge of the stairs.
Vivien stood three feet away.
But Margaret didn’t fall.
She dropped herself.
No push. No accidental slip.
Only calculation.
Perfect angle. Controlled impact.
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Vivien didn't push Margaret.
Vivien just stood there, watching the process of Margaret turning herself into a victim.