He Came Home Early and Found His Four-Year-Old Terrified, But Her Whisper About Her “Dead” Mother Exposed Vanessa’s Darkest Secret
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Chapter 5 - The Staged Death
"Three years ago, you told me Clara drowned in a boating accident off the coast of Santa Barbara," Ethan growled.
"The authorities found her wrecked boat, her ID, and a body so disfigured they closed the case based on dentist records!" he reminded her.
Vanessa sank onto a velvet dining chair, burying her face in her hands as her composure completely disintegrated.
"The dental records were forged, Ethan! Clara paid off the medical examiner fifty thousand dollars to fake her death!" Vanessa confessed.
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"She wanted to escape her massive gambling debts to offshore cartels without losing her access to your money," she added.
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