Chapter 7 - The Paper Trail
Nathaniel walked over to the table, picking up the official police report from five years ago. His eyes scanned the signatures on the bottom of the page. Grace bowed her head, weeping silently, feeling the familiar weight of helplessness crushing her down.
"Five years ago, I was accused of stealing," Grace sobbed, holding Lily's small hand tightly. "I couldn't fight back because I had no money for a lawyer. They forced me to plead guilty, and I served six months in prison... while I was pregnant with Lily."
Vanessa smirked, turning to the wealthy patrons. "You see? She's a convicted felon! She deliberately wormed her way into this mansion to steal from the Ashford estate again!"
Nathaniel held up the paper, his dark eyes locking onto Vanessa with lethal intensity. "This signature on the formal theft complaint... it isn't my brother's handwriting."
Vanessa’s smirk instantly vanished. "What? Of course it is! He reported her before he died!"
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"Julian was in Europe on the date listed on this complaint," Nathaniel said coldly, stepping toward Vanessa. "The person who authorized this bank transfer and filed the false police report was Julian's personal secretary... your cousin, Marcus Caldwell."
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