Sarah was pacing beside the patio doors while talking on the phone, unaware that the home surveillance system she had apparently forgotten about was capturing her words.

“Two more episodes should be enough,” Sarah was saying into the receiver.

She paused to listen.

“No, Julian.

Marcus still thinks the arrangement is meant to safeguard Lily’s inheritance.”

Marcus lifted his head.

Ryan reached over and paused the video.

For a long moment, neither man spoke.

There it was in Sarah’s own voice.

The name Julian.

The reference to an arrangement.

The confirmation that Marcus was being misled about something supposedly designed to protect Lily’s inheritance.

His wife had put something in his child’s drink, recorded what happened afterward, and was coordinating with another man as part of a larger plan.

Sarah believed, when that recording was made, that her husband suspected nothing.

In one respect, she was still right.

Marcus suspected nothing anymore.

Marcus knew.

Chapter 11 — Grab Your Backpack

At 1:17 that afternoon, Marcus drove back into his Greenwich driveway.

Sarah was standing near the entrance, dressed to go out.

Her smile disappeared the moment she saw him carrying his suitcase.

“What are you doing back?” she said.

“Did your flight get delayed?”

“Meeting was canceled,” Marcus said, evenly, looking past her into the hallway.

“Lily.

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