Chapter 1 - The Diner on Elm Street
Abigail stared at the glowing screen of her phone in utter disbelief.
The name Naomi meant absolutely nothing to her.
Yet this stranger claimed to know the darkest secret about her son.
Abigail typed a quick response demanding a meeting.
The reply came instantly with an address for a rundown diner on the edge of town.
She drove through the pouring rain with the twenty million dollar lottery ticket tucked safely in her bra.
When she walked into the empty diner, a young woman in a trench coat waved her over to a corner booth.
Naomi had dark circles under her eyes and trembling hands.
Abigail sat down and demanded to know what was going on.
Naomi slid a thick manila folder across the sticky table.
She explained that Spencer was not actually dying of any rare disease.
He had been taking specialized medications to fake the symptoms of kidney failure.
Abigail felt a sickening knot form in her stomach.
She opened the folder and saw medical records proving Spencer was perfectly healthy.
But there was something else beneath the medical documents.
It was a massive life insurance policy taken out on Abigail herself.
The payout in the event of her accidental death was three million dollars.
Spencer was listed as the sole beneficiary.
Abigail gasped as she realized her son was not just trying to steal her savings.
He was actively planning to murder her.
Naomi leaned closer and grabbed Abigail by the wrist.
She whispered that Spencer had already hired someone to do the job tonight.
Abigail asked Naomi why she was risking her life to reveal this information.
Naomi unbuttoned her trench coat to reveal a heavily pregnant belly.
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She looked Abigail dead in the eye and delivered the final blow.
She confessed that she was Spencer's secret wife and he was planning to kill her next.
