Chapter 44 - THE MISSING ACCOUNTLauren told me Preston had been obsessed with one thing for months.
An account.
Not a bank account.
A digital account containing records of the Hart family's business.
My father had controlled the company for decades.
But three years earlier, millions of dollars had disappeared.
The company blamed an outside hacker.
Preston believed the money had been transferred into an account controlled by my mother.
My mother denied it.
My father denied it.
But the money was never found.
Lauren said Preston believed my mother had hidden the evidence.
“And he thought Sophie knew where it was?”
I asked.
Lauren shook her head.
“No.”
“Then why involve her?”
“Because your mother would do anything to protect her.”
I felt cold.
The entire plan had been designed around one assumption.
That if Sophie was accused of something terrible…
I would be forced to choose between my daughter and my family.
And my parents believed I would stay silent.
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They had underestimated one thing.
I had already chosen.
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