Chapter 6 - Barbara's SecretBarbara refused to cooperate.
She insisted the money was legitimate.
“I was an advisor,” she told investigators.
The prosecutor placed one document in front of her.
A fake invoice.
Then another.
And another.
Each one bore her signature.
Barbara's attorney leaned toward her.
“Stop talking.”
But she couldn't.
“They forced me.”
“Who?”
“Evan.”
“Did he threaten you?”
Barbara hesitated.
“No.”
“Then why?”
She finally whispered:
“Because I wanted Claire gone.”
The prosecutor looked up.
“Why?”
“Evan wasn't happy.”
“That doesn't explain fraud.”
Barbara's eyes filled with tears.
“He told me Kelsey was carrying his child.”
“So?”
“He said Claire had to disappear.”
The room became silent.
Barbara had just admitted motive.
She had wanted me gone.
She had helped Evan steal money.
She had helped create a life insurance policy.
And now she was trying to blame him for everything.
The prosecutor asked one final question.
“Did you know about the seven-million-dollar offshore transfer?”
Barbara's face collapsed.
“Yes.”
“Where was the money supposed to go?”
She whispered:
“To Kelsey.”
The confession was enough to change everything.
Within forty-eight hours, Barbara was charged.
Kelsey was offered immunity in exchange for cooperation.
She accepted.
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And Evan finally realized something terrifying.
Everyone around him was beginning to talk.
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