Until then, she had believed anger had driven Evelyn’s actions.
Now she realized something far colder.
It had been premeditated.
Her attorney’s voice turned serious.
“Rachel… this changes everything.”
“How?”
“The trust violation is one issue.”
He paused.
“But intentionally locking a child out, knowing she had nowhere to go…”
Rachel tightened her grip on the phone.
“…could expose them to far more than losing a house.”
At that exact moment, another call appeared on her screen.
Unknown number.
She answered.
A quiet female voice spoke only one sentence.
“I worked for your mother for twelve years… and what happened to Lily wasn’t the first time she destroyed someone’s family.”
Before Rachel could ask another question…
the caller hung up.
