“Because some of it wasn’t his secret to tell.”
“Then whose daughter is Lily?”
She didn’t answer.
I thought about the business records. The obituary.
He wanted you to come looking for me.
The name that had frightened her at the door.
“Michael.”
Her face changed.
And suddenly I knew I had finally asked the right question.
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“What did Daniel do to him?”
Some of it wasn’t his secret to tell.
“You found the company.”
“I found enough to know Daniel lied about when Michael died.”
“He told you Michael died before you met?”
“Yes.”
Rebecca gave a bitter little laugh. “Of course he did.”
I had finally asked the right question.
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“He also told me Michael stole from him.”
“He didn’t.”
Two words, and another piece of my marriage cracked open.
“What happened?”
“Daniel and Michael started the company together. Then Daniel made an investment behind Michael’s back.”
Another piece of my marriage cracked open.
“How bad?”
“Bad enough to nearly destroy them.”
“And Michael didn’t know?”
“No. Daniel panicked and changed the records to make it look like Michael had authorized it.”
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I stared at her.
Bad enough to nearly destroy them.
