Chapter 6 - Turning on Each Other
There is no loyalty among thieves, and my family was no exception.
Once they were sitting in federal holding cells facing decades in prison, the betrayals began.
My mother immediately tried to cut a plea deal by pinning the entire embezzlement scheme on my father.
She claimed she was just a clueless housewife who signed papers blindly.
However, my forensic accounting trail proved that she had personally forged my signature on the credit cards.
My father, realizing his wife was throwing him under the bus, retaliated by handing over documents proving Clara’s involvement in the trust fraud.
Clara was officially indicted just three days before her due date.
The "perfect family" had completely shattered, tearing each other apart to save their own skin.
Agent Jenkins visited me to deliver the updates, shaking her head in disbelief.
“I’ve never seen a family turn on each other so fast,” she muttered.
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I just smiled down at Maya, who was finally breathing on her own without the machines.
“They only ever cared about themselves,” I replied.
