Chapter 15
### Chapter 15: The Paradox
Nathaniel spun around.
"Practiced?"
Vivien nodded.
"At 2:00 AM. When everyone was asleep. Except the house's sensor system."
She took another step forward.
"She wanted to create a perfect scene. An accident that looked like a conspiracy. Or a conspiracy disguised as an accident. Depending on who found the footage."
Nathaniel felt a chill run down his spine.
His mother.
Breaking her own bones.
Just to control a variable in the family.
"Why did you delete it?" he asked. "Why did you edit the system logs to hide this truth?"
Vivien looked at him, her eyes completely still.
"Because if the police saw the original, they would have put her in a psychiatric ward."
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A beat.
"And I don't work for the police. I work for the stability of this family."
