Chapter 6 - Claire Claims Rachel Gave Everything
Claire admitted Rachel confronted her.
But she denied stealing money.
She claimed the consulting companies belonged to vendors she managed for
the foundation.
Rachel misunderstood the accounting.
“What about the necklace?” Daniel asked.
Claire said Rachel gave it to her after their argument as an apology.
Nobody believed the explanation.
Especially Noah.
“My mom wouldn’t do that.”
Claire snapped:
“You were five.”
Daniel immediately stepped closer.
“Do not talk to him like that.”
Claire stopped.
Then investigators reviewed Rachel’s calendar.
On the date Claire claimed Rachel gave her the necklace, Rachel had been
in another state visiting her sister.
Claire’s story collapsed.
She changed it.
Maybe the date was different.
Maybe Rachel left the necklace at the foundation office.
Every correction created another contradiction.
Daniel finally understood why Claire wanted the wedding completed before
Noah spoke.
Once married, their finances and legal relationships would become far
more complicated.
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But money still did not explain why she had kept Rachel’s personal
belongings.
