Chapter 7 - Flynn Admits Why He Wanted Ownership
Flynn requested a recorded meeting with attorneys present.
Sloan agreed remotely.
Her leg was still healing.
She refused to return to the lake house.
Flynn admitted Cordelia told him there might be old records beneath the
property.
She claimed Harrison had left documents proving Mercer Development owed
the Vale family millions.
Flynn believed obtaining the estate would give him leverage.
“Did you marry me for the house?” Sloan asked.
“No.”
She believed he might be telling the truth.
Their marriage had begun six years before Cordelia became obsessed with
the estate.
But love had not prevented greed from corrupting what came later.
Flynn admitted he pressured Sloan during the divorce because Cordelia
convinced him the vault might contain valuable bearer bonds.
“Bonds?”
“That’s what she said.”
Sloan almost laughed.
Cordelia imagined treasure.
The vault held liability.
Then Sloan asked about the staircase.
Flynn’s face changed.
“Did you know she would push me?”
“No.”
“Why didn’t you help?”
He looked down.
“I was angry.”
“That’s not an answer.”
“I thought you were exaggerating.”
Sloan stared at him.
She had been lying twisted on marble with a visibly injured leg.
Flynn had chosen the deed.
No explanation could make that moment smaller.
He finally whispered:
“I wanted the house more than I wanted to admit what she had done.”
That was closer to truth.
Flynn had not pushed Sloan.
He had abandoned her after the fall and prioritized property over her
safety.
Sloan ended the meeting.
She did not need him to become a cartoon villain.
His actual choice was enough.
Hours later Naomi notified both parties.
Vault Four would open the following Monday.
Flynn was legally required to attend as custodian.
Cordelia demanded access.
Naomi refused.
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Cordelia was not an owner, trustee, investigator, or beneficiary.
For the first time, owning the house did not give her what she wanted.
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