to me.
That changed the seriousness of the situation.
I will not pretend the result made me triumphant.
It made me sick.
Daniel had kissed my forehead after expecting me to be unconscious.
“Poor Audrey.”
That whisper replayed in my mind for weeks.
PART 28
Chloe began cooperating separately.
Her version was predictable.
Daniel had told her I planned to remove him from the company unfairly.
He claimed much of the money represented compensation Sterling Global
owed him.
He told her the marriage was effectively over.
She admitted the relationship.
She denied knowing every document was forged.
Some evidence supported parts of her account.
Other evidence raised questions.
I stopped trying to decide her entire guilt myself.
PART 29
One thing became clear.
Daniel had promised Chloe something enormous.
Not just money.
Control.
Messages showed him writing:
Once Audrey signs the final proxy, I can force the board vote.
But I had never signed a final proxy.
