Then she whispered:

“Gloria, I’m your daughter.”

My hands went numb.

“And Malcolm didn’t steal six million dollars because he wanted your company.”

I could barely breathe.

“Then why?”

Elizabeth’s voice trembled.

“Because he found the original medical records.”

A pause.

“And those records prove that Henry didn’t die eighteen years ago from the illness everyone believed he had.”

I stopped breathing.

Then she said one final sentence.

“Gloria, your husband discovered what happened to all three babies, and someone made sure he never got the chance to tell you.”

The line disconnected.

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Part 3

SIX MILLION DOLLARS WAS GONE, AND THE MAN WHO HELPED BUILD MY COMPANY WAS STANDING BESIDE MY SON’S WIFE AT THE BANK

I stared at the photograph until the detective finally took it from my hand.

The man standing beside Kristen outside the bank was Martin Vale.