Chapter 15 - Rachel Confronts Grant With Her Long-Held Hidden Doubts
Rachel stood up slowly from her chair, her eyes filling with a mixture of profound sorrow and long-festering suspicion. “Grant... did you go out there that night? Did you lie to the police about when you arrived at the lake house?” she asked.
Grant backed away from the desk, shaking his head in absolute denial as cold sweat beaded on his forehead. “I didn't hurt her, Rachel! You know I loved Natalie more than my own life!” Grant stammered, his voice cracking with panic.
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“Then why did you tell Detective Miller you were at the downtown office until midnight?” Rachel pressed relentlessly. The silence in the attic grew deafening as the foundations of Grant’s entire alibi began to crumble into dust.
He had lied to protect himself, believing he was innocent, but the evidence pointed toward an inescapable nightmare.
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