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Chapter 4 — The Woman Who Knew Too Much

Before I could confront Ethan further, Ryan discovered something else.

A hidden financial trail.

Payments.

Private medical bills.

Anonymous apartment rent.

All connected to one name.

Ethan Callahan.

But the money wasn’t sent to hurt Hannah.

It was sent to someone protecting her.

A woman named Claire Walker.

Hannah’s older sister.

I found Claire in a small apartment outside Manhattan.

When she opened the door and saw me, her expression changed immediately.

“You finally came.”

Those words shocked me.

“Finally?”

Claire looked exhausted.

“You don’t understand what Hannah did.”

“What?”

“She protected you.”

I froze.

Claire handed me a letter.

“Hannah wrote this three months ago.”

My hands shook as I opened it.

Inside were only a few lines.

Jack,

If you are reading this, then something happened and I couldn't keep the truth hidden anymore.

The divorce wasn't your fault.

I knew someone was threatening you.

Your brother found out about the baby.

He told me if I stayed with you, you would lose everything.

So I chose to disappear.

I chose to let you hate me.

My vision blurred.

May you like

Because the woman I thought abandoned me


Had been protecting me.

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