Chapter 4 - ANDREW'S PRESENTAndrew threatened Michael with assault charges over the snowman incident.
Michael didn't deny what he did.
He had struck Andrew.
Witnesses existed.
Michael's attorney handled it.
Michael accepted that protecting Sophie did not justify every action after the immediate threat had passed.
But Andrew wanted something else.
A trade.
Drop the financial investigation.
Andrew would “forget Christmas.”
Michael laughed when his attorney showed him the message.
Andrew had just connected the two matters himself.
Then investigators discovered Andrew's Christmas gift from Robert.
A luxury car.
Purchased through one of the vendors Rachel flagged.
The car wasn't merely extravagant.
It was evidence.
Andrew panicked.
He blamed Robert.
Robert blamed Andrew.
Their united front collapsed within days.
Rachel had predicted that too.
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People united by secrecy often remained loyal only while secrecy protected everyone equally.
Once consequences arrived, loyalty became arithmetic.
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