THE RICH GUY IN DISGUISE

THE MURDER

The next day, one of Rodney's men finally found Vera and brought her to the house. Rodney was waiting for her, his anger simmering just below the surface. He had been waiting for this moment, and he was determined to make Vera pay for what he believed she had done.

He accused her of killing the dead man, and Vera explained that she had to do it because he was trying to take advantage of her. She told Rodney about how the man tried to attack her, and how she had fought back with all her strength. She showed him the scars on her arms and legs, proof of the struggle she had endured.

Rodney listened to her story, his face darkening with rage. He couldn't believe that one of his men would try to take advantage of his wife. He felt a sense of betrayal, both by the man who had died and by the men who had failed to protect his family.

But as he listened to Vera's story, something shifted inside him. He realized that he had been wrong about her all along. He had treated her like a possession,