“I already married someone else. Your timing is poor.”

“I investigated him.” Samuel opened a folder. “Matthew Mercer has no listed salary, no residential property, no credit history that makes sense, and no public corporate position.”

“Why are you investigating my husband?”

“Because you aren’t.”

Rebecca took Lucy’s hand. Samuel lowered his voice. “Men with clean records are either nobodies or liars.”

“Those aren’t the only possibilities.”