Mother-in-Law Calls Her Pregnant Daughter-in-Law’s Baby a Fraud at the Funeral—Then David’s Attorney Arrives With His Final Recording
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Chapter 14 - THE SAMPLE LABELED DAVIDThe paternal swab came from David’s toothbrush.
At least according to Eleanor.
She admitted taking it from our house the morning after he died.
That sentence alone nearly ended my ability to speak to her calmly ever again.
She had entered our bathroom.
Taken my dead husband’s toothbrush.
Bagged it.
Sent it to a private laboratory.
Without asking me.
Why?
She said:
“A mother knows when something is wrong.”
No.
A mother had become suspicious because she found fertility treatment and decided privacy was evidence of betrayal.
Could a toothbrush produce usable DNA?
Potentially.
Could anyone prove the toothbrush belonged only to David?
Not perfectly.
It had been in our bathroom.
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Still, the exclusion did not surprise us.
The bigger issue was what Eleanor believed DNA entitled her to do.
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Chapter 16 - SARAH THE FRAUDThe public story became vicious.
Chapter 17 - DAVID’S RECORDING IS AUTHENTICATEDThe file Sterling held had been created six months before David’s death.
Chapter 18 - WHAT DAVID KNEWDavid explained how Eleanor discovered fertility treatment.
Chapter 19 - THE FINAL RECORDINGDavid’s statement did not stop with emotion.
Chapter 20 - THE SECOND ENVELOPEChloe had taken a letter from David’s desk.
