{"id":288,"date":"2026-09-13T15:34:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fantatv.com\/series\/the-woman-behind-the-bars\/chapter-5-daniel-opened-the-lock\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T15:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:34:44","slug":"chapter-5-daniel-opened-the-lock","status":"publish","type":"sr_chapter","link":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/?sr_chapter=chapter-5-daniel-opened-the-lock","title":{"rendered":"CHAPTER 5. DANIEL OPENED THE LOCK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.igallery.blog\/assets\/d6d71f71abed14e4e47e1dce52190abb\/2026\/0913\/929dab3e-f8a9-4071-ae50-eac0cbe661fc-Screenshot_13.png\" style=\"max-width: 100{4ffdf0d3d7c1df7718bc4ac5461c4394f3feadae72d4f226268bca6495f999d2};height: auto\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Eleanor hesitated.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel did not move.<\/p>\n<p>The key.<\/p>\n<p>Now.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, she handed it over.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel immediately knelt beside the heavy lock.<\/p>\n<p>Claire watched through the bars.<\/p>\n<p>Her eyes filled with tears.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel inserted the key.<\/p>\n<p>The lock clicked.<\/p>\n<p>He pulled the door open.<\/p>\n<p>Claire stepped out.<\/p>\n<p>For a moment, she could barely stand.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel caught her.<\/p>\n<p>I am sorry.<\/p>\n<p>Claire shook her head.<\/p>\n<p>You did not know.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel looked toward his mother.<\/p>\n<p>But I know now.<\/p>\n<p>Eleanor\u2019s eyes filled with tears.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel.<\/p>\n<p>Everything I did was to protect this family.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel stared at her.<\/p>\n<p>No.<\/p>\n<p>You were protecting control.<\/p>\n<p>He looked at Claire.<\/p>\n<p>Then at the document still in his hand.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel called his attorney.<\/p>\n<p>Freeze every change made to my father\u2019s trust.<\/p>\n<p>Eleanor closed her eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Her plan was over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eleanor hesitated. Daniel did not move. The key. Now. Finally, she handed it over. Daniel immediately knelt beside the heavy lock. Claire watched through the bars. Her eyes filled with tears. Daniel inserted the key. The lock clicked. He pulled the door open. Claire stepped out. For a moment, she could barely stand. Daniel caught [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-288","sr_chapter","type-sr_chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/288","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=288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/288\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}