When I confronted him, he laughed.
“You have no career, no money, and no influence,” he said. “Did you think I would stay trapped forever?”
Daniel did not know I had recorded every word.
He also did not know the house belonged to a trust under my control. I had hidden my Harlow connection.
Daniel threw my bag onto the lawn.
“You can sleep at a shelter for all I care.”
I wrapped Lily’s blanket and stepped onto the porch. The cold stung my ankles, but I refused to let them see me shake.
Vanessa touched the necklace. “Leave quietly. Daniel has a reputation to protect.”
“That necklace is insured,” I said.
Her smile vanished.
Then three black sedans entered the gates.
Daniel grinned. “Perfect. The board must be here about tomorrow’s merger.”
An older man stepped out, followed by attorneys and corporate security.
Daniel’s confidence lasted until the chairman of Harlow Industries saw Lily in my arms and the broken crib.
