Chapter 2 - The Second Package Changes Everything
Marcus carried the second package to the kitchen island.
Rachel moved toward him.
“Marcus, please.”
He stepped back.
“Don’t.”
The return address belonged to Danielle Carter.
Ava’s mother.
Inside was a thick folder, a flash drive, and copies of bank statements.
On top lay a handwritten note.
Marcus,
If you are receiving this, Rachel has probably intercepted everything
else. Please check Ava’s education account before you believe anything
she tells you.
Marcus looked up.
Rachel had gone completely pale.
He opened the first statement.
Money had been leaving an account Marcus and Danielle created for Ava
after their divorce.
Not hundreds.
Thousands.
Every month.
The withdrawals carried Marcus’s electronic authorization.
He had never made them.
Then he noticed the destination.
R.M. Wellness Consulting.
Rachel Monroe.
His partner.
Ava stood beside him holding Danielle’s returned letters.
“Daddy?”
Marcus looked at Rachel.
“What did you do?”
Rachel whispered:
“I can explain.”
But the package had already answered the first question.
May you like
Rachel had needed Danielle to disappear because Danielle had discovered
money was being taken from Ava.
