Chapter 6 - THE GARAGE INCIDENT WASN’T ABOUT THE CARInvestigators reviewed Helena’s messages.
One to her sister:
Leo needs to understand possessions have consequences.
Another:
Carmine babies him because Sofia died.
Then:
Once I have my own child, this changes.
Carmine stared at that line.
Helena was pregnant?
No.
She had been undergoing fertility treatment secretly.
Not dangerous itself.
Not wrong.
But her messages revealed a hierarchy she had already built in her head.
Future biological child:
real Bellucci continuation.
Leo:
Sofia’s child.
Obstacle.
She resented that Leo remained Carmine’s sole heir.
Not because she could directly inherit through his removal.
But because Carmine’s estate plan protected Leo heavily.
If Carmine had more children, future branches would share certain assets.
Helena wanted that.
She also wanted Leo emotionally pushed toward boarding school once older.
Less presence.
Less influence.
Less reminder of Sofia.
The garage punishment was part cruelty.
Part control.
Part resentment.
Not a sophisticated financial assassination.
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Something more ordinary and ugly.
A stepparent deciding a child took up too much space.
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