“They tolerated you because I made you useful.”

For the first time in our eleven-year marriage, Victor had no instant reply.

I turned away before he could find one.

The following weeks were harsh, but they weren’t chaotic. Preparation had given me that advantage.

Grant Marsh tried to wipe corporate records from a rented workspace in Providence. The FBI already had duplicate copies, obtained through a subpoena for the company’s cloud storage.

Olivia initially maintained that she knew nothing. Later, she admitted helping Victor set up accounts after he promised they’d “start fresh in Europe.”