Chapter 5

I steadied myself, trying to calm down.

"I'll be right there," I said.

After I overheard those words while hiding in the box that day, I hired a private investigator, Charles Archer.

He charged a lot, but he was worth every dollar for how dependable he was.

The first time I went to him, he listened to my story and then fell silent for a long time.

"Are you sure you want to dig into this? Sometimes the truth hurts more than not knowing," he said.

I nodded.

"I need to know what kind of lies and scams I've been…