Chapter 7 - The Paper Trail
With the babies safe, I went on the offensive.
I sat in the hospital bed, my laptop on my knees, and began forwarding every piece of evidence I had to the loan shark's known competitors and the local business regulators.
Rebecca’s boutique wasn't just failing; it was a front. She had been laundering money. My discovery of her "private lender" was just the tip of the iceberg.
While she was being questioned by police, I was documenting the timeline. I showed how she had manipulated Evan, how she had isolated us, and how she had planned to use the twins' education fund to pay off her mounting debts.
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The police didn't need much. Once they had the bank records I provided, the case against her was a slam-dunk.
Evan, meanwhile, was falling apart. He lost his job when his firm found out about the impending legal scandal. He had no money, no sister to lean on, and a wife who had finally realized she was worth more than his silence.
