Chapter 8 - VICTORIA KNEW SOME OF ITVictoria denied knowing Nathan was her brother.
I believed her.
At first.
Then investigators found messages between her and Crane.
Not about paternity.
About Lily.
Three months earlier:
CRANE: There may be an unrecognized descendant.
VICTORIA: Nathan’s?
CRANE: Possibly.
VICTORIA: Find out.
Then:
If there is a child, the wedding documents change.
Victoria had known there might be a child.
That explained her obsession when she found Lily’s name.
She did not know Lily was mine until the equipment room.
But she knew a child could reduce her financial position.
She attacked me partly from jealousy.
Partly from panic.
She had been told her future depended on Nathan reaching the wedding without a recognized child.
Still, she did not know why.
Crane had manipulated her too.
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That did not excuse the hockey stick.
It explained the desperation.
