{"id":172,"date":"2026-09-12T10:12:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T10:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fantatv.com\/series\/the-locket-stopped-the-wedding\/chapter-4-the-key-inside-the-locket\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T10:12:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T10:12:25","slug":"chapter-4-the-key-inside-the-locket","status":"publish","type":"sr_chapter","link":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/?sr_chapter=chapter-4-the-key-inside-the-locket","title":{"rendered":"CHAPTER 4. THE KEY INSIDE THE LOCKET"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Daniel examined the locket again.<\/p>\n

Behind Claires photograph was a tiny brass key.<\/p>\n

Victoria immediately looked frightened.<\/p>\n

Daniel noticed.<\/p>\n

What does this open?<\/p>\n

She answered too quickly.<\/p>\n

I have no idea.<\/p>\n

Sophie pointed toward the ballroom entrance.<\/p>\n

Mom had an old box in Grandmas storage room.<\/p>\n

Daniel looked at his daughter.<\/p>\n

You saw it?<\/p>\n

Sophie nodded.<\/p>\n

It has the same symbol as the locket.<\/p>\n

Daniel called one of his security staff.<\/p>\n

Within minutes, the small wooden box was brought into the ballroom.<\/p>\n

Daniel inserted the key.<\/p>\n

The lock opened.<\/p>\n

Inside were copies of old legal papers.<\/p>\n

Emails.<\/p>\n

Bank records.<\/p>\n

And a handwritten statement from Claire.<\/p>\n

Daniel began reading.<\/p>\n

Victoria slowly backed away.<\/p>\n

The documents showed Robert had paid Victoria to convince Claire to disappear quietly.<\/p>\n

But there was something even worse.<\/p>\n

A later payment had been made after Robert died.<\/p>\n

Meaning Victoria had continued hiding the truth on her own.<\/p>\n

Daniel looked at the woman he had almost married.<\/p>\n

How long were you planning to keep this from me?<\/p>\n

Victoria had no answer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daniel examined the locket again. Behind Claires photograph was a tiny brass key. Victoria immediately looked frightened. Daniel noticed. What does this open? She answered too quickly. I have no idea. Sophie pointed toward the ballroom entrance. Mom had an old box in Grandmas storage room. Daniel looked at his daughter. You saw it? Sophie […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-172","sr_chapter","type-sr_chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/sr_chapter"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/172\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}