Chapter 8 - LILY HEARD THE CALL

Lily had heard Daniel on the phone the night before.
She did not understand everything.
She remembered one sentence.
“Once the inspector sees the house empty, we can say demo already started.”
Claire stared at her daughter.
“Are you sure?”
Lily nodded.
“And Uncle Aaron said something?”
“He said, ‘This is getting stupid.’”
That mattered.
Aaron was not fully aligned with Daniel anymore.
Rebecca called him.
Aaron’s attorney called back.
Within twenty-four hours, Aaron produced texts.
DANIEL:
Need the invoice to show phase one active before inspection.
AARON:
But we haven't started.
DANIEL:
Materials are reserved.
AARON:
Not 38k worth.
Then:
DANIEL:
May you like
Just make the file match the payment.
That sentence changed the financial case.