Daniela was approached while still recovering.
She was offered fifty thousand dollars.
In exchange, she would sign a strict agreement and stop talking.
There were also threats.
Subtle ones.
Enough to make the message clear.
But covering up a serious crime is expensive.
Chloe needed more money.
And because she worked in public relations for the Montalvo Foundation, she had temporary access to certain administrative systems.
Over three weeks, she created fake vendors and moved money through structured wire transfers.
One million dollars.
Money taken from a charitable foundation that funded medical programs for children.
My sister had stolen charity money to conceal what she had done to Daniela.
Then she ran out of time.
A federal audit was due to begin in less than two weeks.
The missing money had to be replaced before auditors compared the ledgers.
That was why my parents had suddenly remembered I existed.
Not regret.
