With help from attorney Evelyn Carter, we began investigating the documents. A man hired to retrieve Michael’s hidden blue folder revealed that someone named Margaret was involved. I was devastated because Margaret Ellis had been my closest friend for twenty-two years. Liam then revealed that his father had hidden additional evidence inside my old sewing machine.
Police recovered a digital recorder, a USB drive, and a handwritten warning from Michael. Further investigation connected Margaret to Fairmont Property Holdings and suspicious property documents bearing my late husband’s signature years after his death. Michael’s letters revealed that he had been investigating the scheme, while Margaret continued contacting me and asking about the missing evidence.
When Margaret finally confronted us, she admitted knowing about the financial scheme and explained that Whitaker had promised the money would be returned. Then Liam produced a small silver key to my late husband’s locked desk drawer. Margaret begged us not to open it, revealing that my husband Walter had secretly recorded Whitaker admitting his actions. Determined to protect Liam and my home, I decided to preserve the evidence and let investigators uncover the truth.
