Chapter 12 - Natalie Confronts Elliot About The True Scale Of The Deception
The secure line on Natalie’s landline phone rang persistently at 6:00 AM, shattering the morning silence.
She picked up the receiver to hear Elliot’s broken, exhausted voice gasping for air on the other end.
“Natalie... you were right about everything. My entire life was built on a foundation of lies and destruction,” Elliot wept.
“Save your tears for a federal judge, Elliot,” Natalie replied coldly, her grip tightening on the plastic receiver.
“Marissa is Clara’s daughter... my father destroyed their family thirty years ago, and she came back to collect the debt.”
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“And you expect me to feel sorry for you while my daughter was used as a pawn in your family’s war?” Natalie snapped.
“I’m coming over there to give you the rest of the files... please, just let me see Lucy one last time.”
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