Chapter 10 - I Found One Last Recording That Explained Why Claire Had Been So DesperateMonths after the trial, Detective Harris called.
“We found another device.”
“What device?”
“A backup drive.”
It contained recordings Claire had made herself.
Not surveillance.
Conversations.
She had been planning to use them as leverage.
One recording was between Claire and Victor.
They discussed a hidden account.
The account contained money stolen from my parents.
We recovered it.
But there was another surprise.
Claire had planned to leave the country.
She had already purchased tickets.
Three days after the property transfer.
Everything had been scheduled.
My parents would have lost their home.
Claire would have taken millions.
And I would have returned too late.
I sat in silence after hearing the news.
My mother looked at me.
“What is it?”
I told her.
She sighed.
“Then it was a blessing you came home early.”
I nodded.
May you like
She took my hand.
“Sometimes the worst thing in your life becomes the reason you discover the truth.”
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