Chapter 6 - The Missing Money
"But before I leave," Barbara said, taking a slow, deliberate step toward her mother's chair, "first, tell me where her five hundred dollars went."
The question hit the room like a physical shockwave.
Arthur finally looked away from the television. Clara froze, her eyes darting nervously around the room. Evelyn’s face went completely, deathly pale.
"I... I don't know what you're talking about," Evelyn stammered, her voice suddenly losing all of its arrogant authority.
"Don't lie to me," Barbara said, her tone as cold as the winter air outside. "Alina’s other grandmother, my mother-in-law, lives in Ohio. She couldn't mail a package in time, so she wired five hundred dollars directly into your bank account three days ago. She called me last night to confirm the transfer went through."
Barbara’s dark eyes locked onto Evelyn. "She explicitly told you to use that money to buy Alina the big wooden dollhouse she wanted, and to put it under your tree from her. The money cleared on Thursday. So where is it, Mom? Because I don't see a dollhouse anywhere."
Evelyn’s jaw tightened. She looked around the living room, desperately trying to formulate a lie, but she was completely cornered.
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Instinctively, Evelyn’s eyes flicked nervously toward the large glass patio doors.
👉 What is sitting outside on the patio that proves exactly where the stolen money went?
