My four-year-old daughter warned me in sign language not to drink—then a terrified woman rushed from the kitchen
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Chapter 6 - Vanessa’s explanation
Vanessa denied trying to harm me.
Her attorney released a statement before she gave a detailed interview.
She claimed I had previously asked her to help me sleep after stressful events.
False.
She claimed the medication entered my sparkling water because she misunderstood which glass belonged to her.
Possible in theory.
Then investigators found problems.
Vanessa had no identical drink at the table.
She ordered white wine.
The medication was not normally dissolved in drinks.
And Lily described Vanessa carrying my specific glass away from my seat before returning it.
Vanessa changed explanations.
She said she intended to drink it later.
Then:
She wanted me to “relax.”
Then:
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She thought the dose was smaller.
Every new sentence narrowed her options.
