Chapter 12 - THE WOMAN IN FLORIDAMark found something unexpected.
Diane hadn't simply fled to Florida.
She had rented a house under another name.
And six weeks earlier, she had withdrawn a large amount of cash.
Enough to live for years.
"She's preparing for something," Mark said.
"What?"
"We don't know."
Richard did.
He looked at the security footage.
"She wants leverage."
"Over what?"
Richard's face hardened.
"Olivia."
The words chilled me.
Diane didn't need to hurt Ryan anymore.
She had discovered something far more powerful.
Our fear of losing our child.
That night, I woke to Olivia crying.
I ran into her room.
The window was open.
The curtains moved in the wind.
I froze.
Ryan rushed in behind me.
"What's wrong?"
I pointed.
He checked the room.
Nothing.
Then I saw something on the floor.
A small silver bracelet.
Not Olivia's.
On it was engraved:
FOR MY GRANDDAUGHTER.
May you like
I picked it up.
And realized Diane had been inside our house.
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