Chapter 20 - The Anniversary Transfer
On our tenth anniversary, Gavin gave me a silver bracelet and booked dinner overlooking the Potomac.
That same afternoon, he transferred my shares using a forged consent form.
The timestamp appeared in Hale’s records.
I remembered Gavin insisting I leave my phone in the car during dinner because he wanted “one night without business.” While we ate, Sloane used my compromised email account to approve the transfer.
Sloane admitted it in court.
“He told me Cassandra had agreed privately,” she said. “I wanted to believe him.”
“Because you loved him?” Elena asked.
Sloane swallowed. “Because I wanted her life.”
The honesty stunned the room.
She described how jealousy became entitlement, and entitlement became crime.
Then she turned to me. “I’m sorry.”
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I did not forgive her. Not then. But I believed the apology was real.
👉 Sloane’s confession completed the timeline, and Judge Beckett finally called for the original ownership file to be placed before her.
