He would never again mistake the performance for the thing itself.

Chapter 13 — Victoria Sterling

That afternoon, Marcus called Victoria Sterling, the family trust attorney who had handled Hannah’s estate years before.

He laid out for her only the cold, hard facts he could back up with evidence: Lily’s statement, the cloud footage, the glass bottle over the juice, the intercepted phone conversation about the holding company.

Victoria was silent for several long seconds.

“Do not sign a single document related to that property,” she said finally.