I heard Ben’s voice again.
Richard Hale is Rosie’s father. But he may not be yours.
My father’s eyes glistened.
“I knew you weren’t biologically mine. I raised you anyway.”
“That doesn’t explain the ravine.”
“Samuel exposed Evelyn to a neurotoxin. Graham Voss was working private security for us. He helped me move her because Samuel threatened to report the compound stolen and blame Evelyn. We intended to take her to a physician we trusted.”
“In the trunk?”
“We needed to avoid cameras.”
“You expect me to believe that?”
“No,” he said quietly. “But it’s true.”
“Then why did her car go over the ravine?”
His face crumpled.
“Graham was driving. Someone forced him off the road.”
“Who?”
“Samuel.”
I laughed in disbelief.
“You blamed a dead man who can’t defend himself.”
“He wasn’t dead then.”
“You changed reports. You paid Graham for seventeen years.”
“To keep quiet about the classified work and protect you from Samuel.”
Daniel spoke. “Why did Claire have to give you an alibi?”
