Mark scoffed. “Of course. She always trusted me.”
Trusted.
My stomach twisted.
“And the money?” Lydia asked. “Everything clean?”
Mark leaned back comfortably. “The offshore account is safe. Her name was never officially removed—just buried. By the time she realizes, the statute of limitations will cover us.”
Cold spread through me.
“The judge didn’t notice?” Lydia pressed.
Mark laughed. “I made sure he didn’t. That favor cost less than a month’s salary.”
I missed a turn.
They didn’t notice.
They kept talking—about hidden assets, forged disclosures, and how I was “too emotional” to ever challenge them.
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