Nine-year-old Lily Cole pressed her ear against the bathroom door, her heart pounding so loudly she was afraid Vanessa could hear it. On the other side, her stepmother whispered into her phone, and the words Lily heard made her blood turn to ice.
“Once he’s gone, everything will be ours. The insurance money, the house, everything. Don’t worry, the brakes will fail on the highway. It’ll look like an accident.”
Lily’s hands began to shake. Her daddy. They were talking about her daddy. She backed away from the door carefully, trying not to make any sound. Her stomach twisted like she might throw up. She ran to her room, locked the door, and slid down against it, hugging her knees. She had to save him. But how could a nine-year-old make her father believe that his new wife wanted to kill him?
Lily Cole had learned to read people before most kids learned to ride a bike. When you lose your mother at six years old, you grow up fast. You learn to….Read Full Story Here……….
