Chapter 6 - THE PARENTAL GAP
With Claire and Diane in legal limbo, the sudden silence of the house was punctuated by the reality of being a single father. I moved my parents into the house the next day—not as babysitters, but as the foundation my children had been denied for so long.
The kids were still adjusting. Lily barely spoke, spending her time drawing pictures of doors that were locked, and Noah, the baby, cried whenever I walked out of the room. It broke my heart, but I knew we would heal.
I spent my evenings sitting by their beds, reading stories, holding their hands, and promising them that this time, the door would stay locked against the right people.
On Wednesday, I received a call from the District Attorney.
"The evidence is overwhelming, Daniel," the DA said. "But we have a problem. Marcus is claiming he was an 'unwilling participant' in the financial fraud, and that Claire was the mastermind."
"He's lying," I said.
"I know," the DA replied. "But to prove it, I need access to the private server logs from the company’s internal network. Can you get them?"
"I have them," I said. "I'll upload them to the portal within the hour."
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The endgame was in sight. Every lie they had told, every dollar they had stolen, was about to be laid bare.
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