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Chapter 14 - DANA’S COUNTERATTACKDana claimed I had become obsessed with her.

Her attorney produced texts.

Some embarrassing.

Me to Eric:

I swear she watches me like I’m a guest in my own house.

Another:

Sometimes I think she wants Ivy more than she wants this job.

Another:

I need her gone before the baby comes.

All real.

Dana’s theory:

I resented her closeness with Ivy.

I used Luke to engineer a confrontation.

I provoked her.

When I slipped on spilled milk, I turned an accident into an assault allegation.

Then the recording.

Still, her attorney argued tone could be misread.

She said:

“If the baby is gone, this house will be cleaned up.”

He suggested she meant:

If the pregnancy ended for unrelated reasons, her workload would decrease.

An appalling interpretation.

Not impossible language-wise.

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But combined with the raised bottle and my account?

A jury question.

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