Chapter 8 - The Engagement Ring
Victoria had been expecting me to propose.
I knew because I found the ring receipt.
Not mine.
Hers.
She had purchased a ring herself.
Why?
Then Daniel found messages between Victoria and her best friend.
He’ll propose before Thanksgiving.
Once we’re married, Adrian will choose peace over a court battle.
Then:
Lily is young. He controls everything around her.
I stared at that sentence.
She thought I would trade my daughter’s inheritance to keep a marriage.
Maybe she had spent eighteen months studying the wrong man.
Or maybe I had given her reasons to believe love made me weak.
Either way, she was wrong.
I sent every message to investigators.
Then I removed Victoria from every authorized account.
House access.
School pickup list.
Emergency contacts.
Medical permissions.
No drama.
No speech.
May you like
One password at a time.
Sometimes protecting your child is administrative.
