"No."
Tears filled her eyes instantly. "Please let me explain."
"You can start with this. Did you steal from my children?"
She looked up at me, broken and angry at once.
She sat down hard. "I was going to put it back."
"That wasn't the question."
She looked up at me, broken and angry at once. "Ryan came back with debts and threats and promises. He said if I didn't help him, he'd drag Mia into his mess. I panicked."
"So you robbed me."
"I told myself I was borrowing." She let out a horrible laugh. "I know how that sounds."
I stepped closer. "Did you tell Ryan Liam had proof?"
