overseas research income remains mine, obviously.”
I flipped through the papers.
“You planned this carefully.”
“I’ve had plenty of time.”
Apparently three years.
I closed the folder.
“So have I.”
My attorney filed for divorce that evening.
Two days later, my accountant found something Daniel apparently hadn’t included in his careful plans.
He had used our joint home-equity credit line to finance his new family.
More than $186,000.
An apartment for Vanessa.
Vacations.
Jewelry.
Private preschool tuition.
Living expenses.
Money pulled against the home I had spent three years maintaining alone.
Then Marcus called.
“Emily, come to the office.”
“What happened?”
“You’re going to want to see this in person.”
A routine compliance review at Northstar had flagged reimbursement requests from Daniel’s Swiss laboratory.
Equipment.
Consultants.
Travel.
Specialized research expenses.
Some of the vendors didn’t exist.
One company did.
And it belonged to Vanessa.
I looked up from the
