Chapter 6 - Emma Remembers One More Detail
Emma asked why the wedding decorations were disappearing.
I told her the simplest truth I could.
“Vanessa and I learned we have important things to work out, so we are
not getting married tomorrow.”
“Because of Mommy’s backpack?”
“Partly.”
She looked guilty.
I immediately corrected that.
“You did nothing wrong.”
“Vanessa is mad at me.”
“That is Vanessa’s responsibility.”
Emma thought for a moment.
Then she said:
“She knew where the music box was.”
I froze.
“What?”
“When I asked where Mommy’s music box went, Vanessa said top shelf in
the storage room.”
Vanessa had claimed she did not know Rachel’s belongings well.
But she knew exactly where the music box was.
I asked Emma whether Vanessa had ever gone into the storage room before.
Emma nodded.
“Lots.”
That afternoon, I checked the smart-lock history.
Vanessa had entered the storage room eleven times in six months.
Most visits happened while I was away.
Suspicion returned.
Not proof.
May you like
Suspicion.
I called my attorney before I called Vanessa.
