Inside the house, police examined the phone.
Daniel stood beside Sophie and Noah while Ethan brought them warm blankets.
Victoria sat across the room.
The messages were still there.
So were photographs of documents taken inside Daniels private office.
One message read.
Transfer the final amount before Daniel reviews the quarter.
Another said.
After that, everything disappears.
Daniel looked at Victoria.
How much?
She said nothing.
Daniel repeated the question.
How much money did you move?
Victoria finally whispered.
Almost four million.
Daniel stared at her.
She immediately tried to explain.
I was going to return it.
Daniel shook his head.
Then why were my children outside?
Victoria started crying.
I panicked.
Sophie looked at her father.
She didnt want us to tell you.
Daniel closed his eyes for a moment.
When he opened them again, his voice was calm.
The money can be investigated.
But the children come first.
One officer collected the phone.
Another took Victorias statement.
Daniel looked at Sophie.
How did you know to send the picture?
She answered.
Mom always told me that if something feels wrong, tell you where we are first.
Daniel looked surprised.
Their late mother Claire had taught Sophie that years earlier.
That one lesson had brought him home.
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