Chapter 7 - The Safe Haven
While Grant stood ruined in his own kitchen, Claire was sitting in the back of a luxury sedan, wrapped in a soft cashmere blanket. Beside her sat her father, Arthur Vance—a stern man with silver hair and eyes like polished flint.
Claire looked out the rain-slicked window as the sedan glided toward her father’s private estate in Bedford.
“Are you alright, my sweet girl?” Arthur asked gently, placing a firm, comforting hand over hers.
“I’m fine, Dad,” Claire said, her voice clear and remarkably steady. “I cried my last tear three hours ago when I watched that video. Now, I just want what belongs to my daughter.”
“Everything is already in motion,” Arthur said coldly. “Grant thought he was playing chess with a child. He forgot who taught you how to read a balance sheet.”
Claire touched her belly. She remembered the late nights over the past four years when Grant would claim he was working late on 'acquisition reports.' She had quietly audited those reports herself, noticing subtle discrepancies, money funneling into shell corporations registered under Natalie Vale’s maiden name.
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She hadn't just caught him cheating. She had uncovered a four-year scheme of embezzlement.
👉 Read PART 8 to see Grant’s desperate confrontation at the Vance estate!
