Chapter 5 - Beatrice Explains the Family Account
I asked Beatrice one question.
“What did you mean by family account?”
She looked at Lucas.
Wrong move.
I noticed.
So did Gavin.
Beatrice claimed it was just an expression.
Then one of her friends, Helen, spoke.
“No, Bea. You’ve said that before.”
Beatrice turned sharply.
Helen continued.
“At the spa. You said Lucas had an account through Camilla’s restaurant
for family expenses.”
The room became painfully quiet.
Another woman nodded.
Beatrice had used Lumina’s card for floral arrangements.
A resort weekend.
A birthday dinner.
Lucas had told her it was a family benefit.
I looked at him.
“How many people have you authorized?”
He said nothing.
The audit later identified eleven cards tied to one business expense
program.
I had approved three.
Eight had been added using administrator credentials.
Credentials assigned to Lucas.
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The restaurant had not merely financed an affair.
It had become his private family wallet.
