Chapter 242

They had no choice but to call in the people closest to Maria Lewis—David Spencer, Isabella Lane, and even Grace Thompson, who had to travel in from out of town—to check if any of them had made unusual large purchases recently or had been in contact with any suspicious individuals. David, being a company president, had every reason to have significant year-end expenses, and everything was well-documented. And as for communicating with questionable people, he’d been overseas for four or five months straight—everyone he’d spoken with was work-related. His minimal interaction with Maria made ruling him out pretty straightforward. Isabella had a few notable expenses, sure, but they were all legit—mostly shopping sprees for clothes and handbags, and she kept every receipt. Cops checked her phone logs too, nothing out of the ordinary, so she was cleared. Grace was even easier to clear—both her calls and spending habits were clean with nothing suspicious at all. With those leads drying up, th