Victorian Lies
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Ongoing<5 mins
Last published Mon, Apr 13, 2015
Victoria Balthes is the niece to a wealthy
Widow who is close to death. The flaw is their relationship; they hate each other. When her aunt dies and the will is read out, the entirety of her belongings, estate and fortune all went to Victoria. Trying to find out why wasn't a priority of hers until letters were sent to her by unknown assailants and people around her were dropping like flies because of various reasons, all of which appear to be murder.
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