I came home and found my husband punishing my eight-year-old daughter because he claimed she had torn his mistress’s $10,000 dress.

mean.”

He slid several documents across the table.

For months, Derek had been moving money into a private account to pay for Vanessa’s apartment, jewelry, vacations, and designer clothes.

Including the dress.

Derek went pale.

Marcus continued, “Your company loan requires disclosure of material withdrawals. These weren’t disclosed.”

“You accessed my bank records?”

“No,” Marcus replied calmly. “Claire gave us records from your joint business correspondence that she legally possessed. My compliance team will handle the rest through proper channels.”

Derek turned toward me.

“You little—”

Luke stepped between us.