My grandmother had demanded one before the wedding.
At twenty-eight, I had thought she was being insulting.
At thirty-four, I wanted to resurrect her long enough to apologize.
The agreement protected my inherited company and real estate.
But there was also a clause I had forgotten.
A spouse convicted of a serious intentional crime against the other forfeited additional marital claims.
Rachel tapped the paragraph.
“Your grandmother was not romantic.”
I looked at the document.
“No.”
Then I smiled for the first time all day.
“She was apparently very difficult to murder financially.”
Part Seven — The Other Pregnant Woman Called Me
Five days after I left the hospital, Sabrina sent me a message.
Please talk to me.
I deleted it.
An hour later:
I didn’t know what he was planning.
That one I showed Rachel.
Sabrina obviously knew Grant was married.
She had sat at my dinner table.
She knew I was pregnant.
She had attended my shower.
But did she know about the plan?
That was another question.
The next day, Sabrina hired an attorney and offered to cooperate with investigators.
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