"Your father discovered that Elaine was having...an affair." Claire's voice wavered slightly as she uttered the words to Eva, her expression pained.
Eva felt like the floor had dropped out from under her. "Jeez. Wait, what? How...how did he find out?"
Claire hesitated, wringing her hands together. "There were statements, receipts - undeniable proof of Elaine's indiscretions that your father accidentally uncovered. I swear it all started going downhill from there. I wish he never met that family.”
"Oh my god..." Eva's mind reeled, trying to process this new information. "And then what happened?"
"She was desperate to keep her affair under wraps," Claire continued heavily. “Threatened to expose Dad's illegal activities - stealing funds from the Vance company to pay for my treatments - un
