The Document That Changed Everything
Melissa slid a notice across the table and informed Andrew that he was under administrative suspension pending a full review. She asked for his company phone and access card.
Andrew ignored her and reached toward Claire.
She stepped back.
He told her not to do this here. She reminded him that he had already done it.
Vanessa picked up the folder and began moving through it herself, her hands unsteady. She turned through page after page. Dinner receipts. Hotel invoices. Charges for jewelry. Car service records. Expense approvals linked to the same account over and over.
Then she stopped at a particular charge and her expression changed.
It was a furniture purchase from a boutique store in Lincoln Park. The amount was significant. The date was three months earlier.
Claire recognized the timing immediately.
Three months before that date, Andrew had told her their savings were stretched and that they needed to delay the consultation they had been planning at a fertility clinic for nearly a year.
Vanessa looked up from the folder and said he had told her he was using his bonus.
Andrew reached for the folder. Daniel stopped him.
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