down.
Make it sound petty.
Richard moved closer.
“We need to fix this,” he said. “Now.”
“How?”
He wanted my deployment money.
My military savings.
Evelyn softened her voice.
“Harper, listen,” she said. “We can resolve this cleanly. You cover the financial gap. We finalize the transfer to Chloe and everyone moves on.”
There it was.
The full plan.
Use my money to rescue the fraudulent deal.
Then give Chloe the house anyway.
“We want to stabilize the situation,” she said.
Of course.
Chloe sniffed.
“I can’t believe you’re doing
