"You spent that same month buying your girlfriend a waterfront condominium."

Daniel's face drained of color.

His younger sister whispered,

"Oh my God..."

But Emma wasn't finished.

"There wasn't just one lie."

"There were hundreds."

"And tonight..."

Chapter 2: The Dinner Emma Had Been Waiting For

Daniel suddenly stood.

"This is ridiculous!"

He pointed at Jonathan.

"You can't just walk into my parents' house and destroy a marriage with paperwork."

Jonathan remained perfectly still.

"No."

He answered evenly.

"The paperwork simply records what already happened."

Daniel slammed his hand against the table.

"You've manipulated everything!"

Emma finally showed the first crack in her calm.

Not anger.

Disappointment.

"For twelve years, every time I questioned something, you told me I was imagining it."

"When money disappeared..."

"I imagined it."

"When you came home smelling like someone else's perfume..."