The shocking revelation of the stolen money prompted Eric to brag about how much I trusted him and how I never monitored my own personal liquid reserve accounts. While Richard admitted using some of those funds for his overdue business payroll Eleanor dismissed the theft by coldly claiming family money simply shifts pockets instead of changing owners. After they finally left the house I sneaked over to Evelyn who had hot coffee and her laptop waiting for me in her kitchen. For two grueling hours I scoured my bank statements property tax ledgers and credit reports uncovering incremental cash withdrawals and wire transfers to Sarah. I also discovered a recurring name on various merchant statements showing that Eric was maintaining a lavish affair with a woman named Chloe Vance. He had been using my hard earned money for high end hotels luxury jewelry and expensive flights while Sarah received hush money for covering for him. I immediately contacted my attorney Eva Vance and forwarded all the digital evidence and the audio recording I had made on my phone. To ensure Eric remained completely unaware I texted him an old photo of the Eiffel Tower to maintain the illusion of my trip.
