The moment I mentioned Caleb, Preston’s smile disappeared. “What did he say?” he asked too quickly. I told him our son had recognized a woman at the grocery store who apparently visited our house while I was working. Preston immediately claimed she was a coworker who had stopped by “a couple of times.” Then I asked why that coworker was wearing my sapphire necklace. He went completely silent. I showed him the empty jewelry box and told him I had photographed the woman before leaving the store. That was when his story began collapsing.
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