Chapter 9 - DANIEL'S LAST OFFER
Daniel asked Claire to speak privately.
For once, there was no arrogance in him.
He admitted discovering Richard's secret before marrying Claire.
At first, approaching her had been strategic.
But somewhere along the way, he had fallen genuinely in love.
Claire wanted to believe him.
That was the cruelest part.
Daniel offered to return everything if she promised not to expose him.
Claire almost accepted.
Then Vanessa found the forged psychiatric evaluation Daniel had commissioned.
It described Claire as unstable, delusional, and incapable of controlling her finances.
The document was dated two months before her father died.
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Daniel hadn't merely planned to steal her company.
He had planned to destroy her credibility.
