Chapter 7 - The Fall BeginsRichard noticed the investigation.
His lawyers sent Evelyn threatening letters.
Then came anonymous phone calls.
Then someone followed her home.
Evelyn became afraid.
But fear changed when Lily was threatened.
One evening, Evelyn found Lily's bedroom window open.
A small photograph lay on the bed.
It showed Lily walking home from school.
On the back were four words:
STOP DIGGING, OR ELSE.
Evelyn sat on the floor.
Her hands trembled.
Lily wrapped her arms around her.
"Mommy?"
Evelyn hugged her tightly.
"I'm here."
"Are we safe?"
Evelyn looked toward the dark window.
She wanted to say yes.
But she refused to lie to her daughter.
"Not yet."
That night, Evelyn made a decision.
She would stop running.
If Richard wanted a war, she would give him one.
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But she wouldn't fight him with anger.
She would fight him with evidence.
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