“They’re saying they need to determine what happened.”
She was right.

I had become so eager for an outcome that I sometimes stopped listening to the process.

Julian prepared a measured response with the supporting documents.

He reminded me that a court, bank, or prosecutor could reject parts of our account without making us dishonest.

Strong evidence mattered more than outrage.

Meanwhile a family friend sent me a screenshot of a social media post Chloe had made.

It showed a sunlit hotel balcony with the caption, “Some people only remember family when they need someone to blame.”
I deleted the screenshot after sending it to Julian.