Chapter 10
The room felt ice-cold as the sheer weight of my own hypocrisy crashed down upon my shoulders.
“You knew about Tessa from the beginning?” I asked, dropping into one of the visitor chairs.
“I knew three days after it started,” Claire stated plainly.
“I watched you change your phone passcode.”
“I watched you buy new cologne.”
“I listened to you tell me that you were ‘working late on the River North deal’ while your car was parked at her condo.”
Tears burned my eyes as I realized the immense humiliation she had quietly endured.
“Why didn’t you confront me?” I begged. “Why didn’t you scream at me?”
“Because emotional reactions don't protect assets, Daniel,” Claire answered coldly.
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“My grandfather taught me that when someone shows you they cannot be trusted with your heart…”
“…you remove their access to your wealth.”
