Chapter 12 - The Secret Connection
Connor drove home to Great Falls in complete silence, his mind whirling with unanswered questions.
Why was his mother secretly funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars to Sarah’s toxic, estranged father?
When he walked into the sunlit living room, Sarah was sitting on the rug playing with Ethan, who was giggling happily.
Connor dropped his briefcase onto the armchair, sitting down beside Sarah and gently taking her hands in his.
"Sarah, when was the last time you spoke to your father?" Connor asked softly, searching her dark eyes.
Sarah froze, the smile instantly vanishing from her face as old memories resurfaced.
"Five years ago... right after my mother died," Sarah murmured, her voice trembling slightly.
"He tried to force me to sign away my mother’s life insurance policy, and when I refused, he disowned me completely."
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"Why do you ask, Connor?" Sarah looked at him with growing concern.
"Because my mother has been sending him forty thousand dollars a month from my family's trust fund," Connor revealed.
