The next morning, detectives contacted Patricia and Jenna. Their explanations contradicted each other. Patricia claimed she had arranged childcare, but the supposed babysitter had never received confirmation. Jenna insisted she knew nothing about the financial documents. However, investigators found messages showing Patricia had deliberately canceled the babysitter’s visit while telling Derek that everything was arranged. Derek had apparently believed someone was checking on Lily.

I couldn’t understand how three adults could allow this to happen. Meanwhile, Lily slowly began recovering. She told me Grandma had promised that Daddy would return soon and that she shouldn’t open the hallway closet. My attorney advised me to protect our finances and begin formal separation proceedings. Then investigators called with another discovery: the mysterious account contained money transferred from several loans opened using my identity.