Chapter 3 - Daniel Never Left the City
Laura drove Ethan home.
He sat in the back seat wrapped in her coat.
She did not interrogate him.
At home, she made hot chocolate and waited until his breathing slowed.
Then Ethan handed her an old phone.
“Grandma gave me this.”
The device contained messages between Margaret and Daniel.
Daniel had never left town.
He was staying at a hotel twelve miles away.
One message from Margaret read:
Keep Laura calm until after Monday. Ethan is becoming a problem.
Laura stared at the screen.
“What happens Monday?”
Ethan shrugged.
“Grandma says that’s when everything changes.”
Laura called Daniel.
No answer.
Then she checked their shared calendar.
Monday contained an appointment she had never created.
HALE FAMILY TRUST — SPECIAL MEETING.
Laura’s maiden name was Hale.
Her late father, Robert Hale, had created a trust before his death.
Laura had never paid much attention to it because Daniel handled most
financial paperwork.
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Now she wondered why Margaret cared about a trust belonging to Laura’s
family.
