I came back home early with a suitcase full of expensive toys for my son, but I froze when I found him crawling on all four legs like an animal across the living room floor. My mother-in-law was rocking the mistress’s newborn baby in her arms, proudly laughing, “Now this is our real family’s pride.” My husband looked down at the floor, completely silent. I forced a cold smile, asked for a glass of water, and right in front of them, I called the divorce lawyer they never expected would pick up.
clutched her pearls, her aristocratic composure completely shattering. “Dominic, what are you saying? Our assets…”
“Everything is frozen, Mother!” he roared. He rounded on Brooke, his face twisting in rage. “This is your fault! The trips, the cars, the ridiculous jewelry! You bled the company dry, and now the Feds are looking at the ledgers!”