Chapter 5 - The Assistant Who Knew EverythingThe next morning, Dylan's assistant came to see me.
Her name was Claire.
She looked nervous.
“I shouldn't be here.”
“Then why are you?”
She placed an envelope on the table.
“Because I can't keep lying.”
I opened it.
Inside were copies of emails.
Financial records.
Travel documents.
And one photograph.
Dylan and Sierra at a hotel.
Taken eight months before the chandelier accident.
I stared at it.
“Were they having an affair?”
Claire nodded.
“For years.”
I closed my eyes.
“Does he love her?”
Claire hesitated.
“Yes.”
The word hurt more than I expected.
“But he also loves Haley,” she added.
“No.”
I looked at her.
“He loves the idea of being Haley's father.”
Claire's eyes filled with tears.
“I think you're right.”
Then she told me something that changed everything.
“Dylan knew the chandelier was unstable.”
I froze.
“What?”
Claire shook her head.
“He received an inspection report two weeks ago.”
My heart began pounding.
“Why didn't he fix it?”
“He said the venue manager would handle it.”
I stood.
“Was he told the children would sit beneath it?”
Claire nodded.
“Yes.”
I stared at the report.
One sentence was highlighted.
Immediate structural repair recommended.
The chandelier hadn't simply fallen.
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Someone had ignored a warning.
And my husband knew about it.
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