“Is a romantic dinner and a couple’s massage considered a standard business activity?” Elise asked in disbelief.
“That is exactly why we need the money to do the talking, not your tears or his infidelity,” Naomi advised her.
For weeks, Elise carefully reconstructed eleven months of complicated lies, discovering that every transfer lined up almost perfectly with a suggestive message from Heather.
Every hotel stay matched a date when Bennett had claimed to be stuck in late-night budget meetings at work.
The jewelry had been purchased only two days after Elise had asked him to help pay for the bathroom dampness repair, and he had told her they simply did not have spare money for luxuries.
One afternoon, while sorting through his old files, she discovered something even worse: a pre-approved loan application using her own home address as collateral.
Bennett had tried to secure a massive personal loan with property he did not even own.
When Naomi saw the document, she was silent for several seconds, her face turning serious.
“This changes everything,” the lawyer whispered.
Elise felt anxiety tighten in her stomach.
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