I left the hospital carrying my daughter’s ashes when my husband finally called from wherever he was with his mistress and coldly said, “The bill has been taken care of. Stop bothering me.” I didn’t argue with him. I didn’t allow him to hear my voice break.

I stared at the computer screen in complete disbelief.

According to the internal records, Brendan had actually authorized the money for Chloe’s critical medical treatment.

Yet the hospital had never received a single cent of those funds.

Then the auditors traced where every single one of those fraudulent transfers had actually gone.

All seven payments had passed through the exact same person.

Ximena.