about the money.”
He explained that Vanessa had received legal documents and was frightened by what they contained. She had asked him to accompany her to meetings because she didn’t want to face everything alone.
The building I had seen was where she had been receiving legal advice.
But that still didn’t explain everything.
“Why didn’t she call me?” I asked.
Eliam looked uncomfortable.
“She was embarrassed.”
“About what?”
He didn’t answer immediately.
Then he told me something that made the room feel smaller.
Vanessa had been struggling financially since
