Chapter 2 — The Hidden Business
Detectives arrived within thirty minutes.
Daniel was taken into custody.
Emily agreed to answer questions.
Their daughter was safely staying with Michael's sister.
Hours later...
The truth slowly emerged.
Emily had never been having an affair.
She had been running from something else.
After selling her company, she invested everything into an overseas financial scheme recommended by Daniel.
Within six months...
Every dollar disappeared.
More than two million dollars.
Gone.
She couldn't tell Michael.
His inheritance.
Their savings.
Even money set aside for their daughter's education...
Had all been lost.
Daniel convinced her he could recover it.
But there was a condition.
He needed somewhere to hide.
Someone was looking for him.
Emily let him stay inside the house...
Only while Michael traveled for work.
She believed it would last a few days.
It became eight months.
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Every lie demanded another.
Until she no longer recognized her own life.
