His face fell apart.
“What is this?” Vanessa whispered.
“Dinner,” I said. “You ordered consequences.”
Daniel lunged for the tablet, but the sound filled the room.
His voice boomed from the speakers: “No one will believe you. My mother will say you are crazy.”Real
Gloria knocked over her glass. “Turn that off!”
Another recording started, catching Gloria teaching Vanessa how to move money out of my company without setting off an audit.
Vanessa stared at her mother. “You said those cameras were fake.”
Daniel grabbed my arm. Before he could hit me again, Detective Ruiz stepped inside.
“Release her.”
Daniel froze. Two officers appeared behind Ruiz, followed by Mara, who laid the protection order on the table.
Gloria recovered first. “This is a domestic misunderstanding. My son owns this house.”
“No,” Mara said. “Claire owned it before the marriage. She also owns the company whose funds you stole.”
Vanessa started crying. “I knew nothing.”
