Chapter 6 - Vanessa Says Claire Changed Everything
Vanessa denied forging anything.
She said Claire changed the trust privately.
“Why would Claire choose you?” I asked.
Vanessa looked at me across the conference table.
“Because she knew you’d fall apart.”
That hurt because part of it was true.
I had fallen apart after Claire died.
Vanessa had been Claire’s friend.
She brought meals.
Helped with Lily.
Organized paperwork.
A year later, we started dating.
I had mistaken access for trustworthiness.
Vanessa claimed Claire asked her to protect Lily’s inheritance from my
business risks.
“Then why hide the original documents?”
“I didn’t.”
“Why tell me the boxes were destroyed?”
“I said some were damaged.”
That was a lie.
I remembered the conversation clearly.
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For years I had remembered it incorrectly because I trusted the person
speaking.
