Chapter 6 - The Digital ConfessionEthan contacted a forensic investigator.
Within forty-eight hours, the hidden files were reconstructed.
The evidence was staggering.
Payments to Vince Miller.
Fake medical reports.
Forged signatures.
Threats against Lena.
Surveillance photographs.
And encrypted messages discussing Ava's financial condition.
But there was one problem.
Margaret had anticipated discovery.
Several files had been designed to disappear.
Ethan called his investigator.
"Can you recover them?"
"Maybe."
"How long?"
"Not long enough."
The investigator looked at him.
"Whoever built this system knew exactly what they were doing."
Ethan thought of his mother.
Then another message appeared.
A hidden backup had been found.
The screen displayed a single folder.
IF THEY FIND THIS, SHE KNOWS.
Inside was a complete financial trail.
Ethan stared at it.
Margaret had not merely planned the crash.
She had spent years preparing for the consequences.
This was no emotional outburst.
It was a blueprint.
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And Ethan realized something terrifying.
There might be other people involved.
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