Chapter 5

I used an AI voice-cloning software to replicate Chloe's voice. Then, I hired a hacker on the dark web to spoof her phone number.

Once everything was set, I called Brandon.

"Hey babe, miss me already?" Brandon's voice came through, dripping with arrogance. "Should I book our usual hotel room tonight?"

Suppressing my urge to vomit, I spoke into the mic, and the AI converted my voice into Chloe’s perfectly. "Honey, let's try something wild tonight. You play the intruder who breaks in, and I'll play the helpless housewife. What do you think?"

"My husband is out of town tonight. I'll leave the back door unlocked for you..."

To Brandon, the voice was identical to Chloe's.

He had never heard her suggest something so wild. He got incredibly excited. "Damn, Chloe! I didn't know you had such a wild side under that pretty face. I love it."

I warned him, "Don't text or call me before you get here. We need to keep it completely quiet. Act like you don't know anything until you walk in."

"Don't worry, babe. I got it. I'll play my part perfectly," Brandon promised.

After hanging up, I texted Chloe from my actual phone:

"Babe, I'm ready. Let's do that roleplay tonight."

Chloe was thrilled. She immediately started preparing.

I sneered. *You think you're about to inherit my entire estate, don't you? Enjoy the excitement while it lasts.*

Night fell. According to her plan, Chloe turned off the lights in her room, waiting for her "husband" to break in.

Brandon arrived right on time. I had left the back door unlocked for him. He slipped inside with a creepy, eager grin.

Timing it perfectly, I called the police, putting on my most panicked, terrified voice:

"911, help! There's a man breaking into my house! I think he's trying to attack my wife! Please, hurry!"

The police took it extremely seriously. Since the local station was only a few blocks away, they arrived in less than five minutes and kicked the bedroom door open.

"Police! Hands in the air! Don't move!"

Brandon was instantly pinned to the floor.

Chloe was completely bewildered.

She hadn't even called the police yet. Why were they here? And more importantly... why was the "intruder" Brandon instead of her husband?

But when she saw me standing right behind the officers, her face turned pale. Her entire world crumbled.