Chapter 12 - The Second SecretMarcus arrived at the bookstore the following morning.
He brought his laptop.
Together, they reconstructed the security logs.
The missing footage wasn't from the day Vanessa planted the necklace.
It was from three days earlier.
A person had entered the Sterling estate after midnight.
Their face had been concealed.
But their access credentials belonged to someone with extraordinary authority.
Clara stared at the screen.
"Could it be Vanessa?"
Marcus shook his head.
"No."
"Daniel?"
"I don't know."
That answer terrified Clara.
Then Marcus discovered another file.
A financial transaction.
Money had been transferred into Vanessa's failing boutique from an offshore account.
The transaction occurred weeks before Vanessa's insurance scheme.
Clara frowned.
"Someone was funding her."
Marcus looked at her.
"Exactly."
The truth was bigger than either of them had imagined.
Vanessa hadn't created the entire scheme alone.
Someone had been helping her.
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Someone powerful.
Someone who had access to the Sterling family.
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