Chương 13 - The Letter From The Ashford Estate
The letter arrived from a federal investigator.
Vanessa's family property was being liquidated to satisfy creditors.
Several assets were frozen.
David was asked to provide documentation regarding the necklace and the events at his estate.
He agreed.
But one paragraph caught his attention.
Investigators have identified additional transactions involving the Ashford family and several predatory lending entities.
David frowned.
The necklace had been only one piece.
He called the investigator.
“Was Teresa involved in any of those transactions?”
“No.”
“Was my estate?”
“No.”
“Then why are you telling me?”
“Because we found something connected to your fiancée's financial records.”
David waited.
“An attempted transfer.”
“To what?”
“Your mother's trust.”
His heart stopped.
“Explain.”
The investigator said Vanessa had apparently explored ways to obtain access to the trust before the attempted theft.
She had not succeeded.
But there had been inquiries.
David hung up.
He stared at the velvet box.
The necklace suddenly felt different.
Vanessa hadn't simply wanted something valuable.
She had been looking for a way into his family's wealth.
The necklace had been the easiest target.
And that realization made him grateful all over again for the cloud backup.
Without it, Teresa might have gone to prison.
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And Vanessa might have eventually gained access to far more.
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