Chapter 16 - THE CONFESSION

During interrogation, Eleanor refused to cooperate until Chloe entered the room.
“You won,” Eleanor said.
“No,” Chloe replied.
“My daughter survived.”
Eleanor smiled faintly.
“That is what I meant.”
Then she confessed.
Rebecca had been murdered.
Arthur had been poisoned slowly.
Dominic Vale had orchestrated both crimes.
But Eleanor admitted helping cover them up.
“Why?”
Chloe demanded.
Eleanor looked through the glass toward Daniel.
“Because I loved the boy I stole.”
For once, her voice broke.
It did not absolve her.
It only made the tragedy uglier.
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Then Eleanor gave Chloe an address.
“Find Dominic before he finds your daughter.”