Chapter 5 - Kelsey's Evidence
Kelsey contacted me that night.
Her message was short.
I need to talk to you. Alone.
Naomi advised against meeting her.
I agreed.
But we arranged for security nearby.
Kelsey arrived at a quiet café.
She looked exhausted.
Her pregnancy was obvious now.
She sat across from me.
“I didn't know.”
“Know what?”
“That Evan was stealing.”
I believed she didn't know the full extent.
“But you knew he was married.”
She looked down.
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“I loved him.”
I almost smiled.
“So did I.”
She looked at me.
“I know.”
For several seconds, neither of us spoke.
Then she pulled a small flash drive from her purse.
“This is why I contacted you.”
I stared at it.
“What is it?”
“Files.”
“What files?”
“Evan's private account.”
My heart began racing.
“What's on it?”
“Everything.”
She told me Evan had kept a secret digital archive.
Emails.
Transfers.
Conversations.
Plans.
He had discussed the trust.
He had discussed the divorce.
He had even discussed ways to pressure me into signing company documents.
Kelsey had discovered it accidentally.
“What made you leave him?”
She looked at her stomach.
“When he told me that if you didn't cooperate, he would destroy you financially.”
I stared at her.
“He said that?”
“Yes.”
“Did he mention the baby?”
Kelsey nodded.
“He said the baby would give him leverage.”
I felt sick.
Naomi later examined the files.
They were authentic.
And there was one document that changed everything.
A draft agreement.
Evan had planned to claim that my inherited shares were marital property.
He intended to force a settlement.
Then he planned to use the settlement money to buy controlling interest in Whitmore Freight.
It was an elaborate scheme.
But it failed because the trust existed.
And because I had never signed away my rights.
Kelsey cried when she realized what she had helped create.
“I was stupid.”
“Yes.”
She nodded.
“I know.”
“But you're not responsible for his crimes.”
She looked at me.
“Why are you helping me?”
I paused.
“Because your child didn't choose its father.”
Her eyes filled with tears.
“Thank you.”
I nodded.
“Protect your baby.”
“I will.”
Kelsey left.
That evening, Naomi called.
“We have everything.”
May you like
I looked out the window.
“Then let's finish it.”
