Chapter 5 - Uncovering The Secret Photograph Hidden Behind The Study Wall
Downstairs in the ground-floor study, Elliot tore open the locked bottom drawer of his father’s heavy mahogany desk.
Inside lay a collection of yellowed newspaper clippings and private investigator reports from the summer of 1994.
At the center of the stack was a faded color photograph of a young woman standing outside a courthouse in upstate New York.
Her facial features were an undeniable, mirror-image match to the woman Elliot had known as Marissa over the past two years.
The handwritten label on the back of the photo read: Clara Vance — Seeking Justice for Wrongful Termination and Breach of Trust.
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Elliot’s breath hitched in his throat as he realized Clara Vance wasn't just a stranger; she was his father’s former executive assistant.
And more importantly, she was the mother of the woman who had systematically destroyed his marriage and stolen his home.
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