“You signed a fraudulent spousal waiver and forged county health insurance forms.”

Julian looked down at me, his knuckles going white as he gripped the wooden footboard.

“Vivian, listen to me,” he said, leaning forward.

“I’ll sign over the Mercer Ridge property deeds and all the equity in the house to you before noon tomorrow if you tell Detective Miller the shell company transfers were a domestic misunderstanding.”

I nodded toward the navy manila accordion folder lying on the bedside table beside my plastic water cup.

Inside were sixty-eight thousand dollars in embezzled foundation assets, three forged spousal waivers, and five audited bank receipts proving what Julian had done before Noah was born.