Chapter 2 – The Secret Behind the Medication
An ambulance rushed Lily to the hospital.
Doctors quickly discovered unusually high levels of sedatives in her bloodstream.
Dr. Melissa Grant frowned as she reviewed the laboratory results.
"These medications should never have been combined."
She turned toward Ethan.
"Who has been giving these to your wife?"
His stomach tightened.
"My mother."
Hospital pharmacists compared the prescriptions with Lily's medical records.
Several bottles had been relabeled.
Dosages had been altered.
One medication had never been prescribed at all.
Meanwhile, detectives searched the Carter estate.
They found hidden financial files inside Victoria's office.
Letters drafted to psychiatrists falsely claiming Lily suffered from cognitive decline.
Unsigned guardianship petitions.
Instructions to declare Lily mentally incapable of managing her own estate.
Victoria hadn't simply planned to steal company shares.
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She intended to convince the court that Lily was no longer competent to object.
The investigation had become far more serious than anyone imagined.
